Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Nature + Culture
ISSN 1558-6073 · eISSN 1558-5468 · Berghahn
Nature + Culture: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5; hybrid open access; 15 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nature + Culture is published by Berghahn and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geographies of human-animal interactions, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance and Environmental Philosophy and Ethics, together about 29.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences14.7%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Environmental Philosophy and EthicsEnvironmental Science7.4%
- Climate Change Communication and PerceptionSocial Sciences7.1%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Religion, Ecology, and EthicsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 379 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 15 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 2023 | 15 | 11 | 35 |
| 2022 | 16 | 3 | 51 |
| 2021 | 27 | 1 | 107 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Berghahn
- ISSN
- 1558-6073
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-5468
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nature + Culture
What CAS zone is Nature + Culture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nature + Culture is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Nature + Culture?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.5; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 34.
Which databases index Nature + Culture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nature + Culture is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Nature + Culture open access, and what is the APC?
Nature + Culture is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .