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New Left Review
ISSN 0028-6060 · eISSN 2044-0480 · New Left Review Ltd.
New Left Review: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.07; subscription journal; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
New Left Review is published by New Left Review Ltd. and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Economy and Marxism, Political and Economic history of UK and US and Communism, Protests, Social Movements, together about 35.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A 160-page journal published every two months from London, New Left Review analyses world politics, the global economy, state powers and protest movements; contemporary social theory, history and philosophy; cinema, literature, heterodox art and aesthetics. It runs a regular book review section and carries interviews, essays, topical comments and signed editorials on political issues of the day. ‘Brief History of New Left Review’ gives an account of NLR’s political and intellectual trajectory since its launch in 1960. All articles published since 1960 are available on the website. Subscribers to the print edition get online access to all articles; two or three from each new issue are available free online. NLR is also published in Spanish and selected articles are available in Greek, Italian, Korean, Portuguese and Turkish. Submissions to the journal are welcome, but please consult the submission guidelines before sending in an article or book review. For queries concerning advertising, bookshop distribution or subscriptions, please consult the full contact details. Editorial Committee Tariq Ali Grey Anderson Perry Anderson Aaron Benanav Emilie Bickerton Robin Blackburn Robert Brenner Malcolm Bull Jacob Collins Caitlín Doherty Daniel Finn Nancy Fraser Simon Hammond Tom Hazeldine Benjamin Kunkel Rob Lucas Thomas Meaney Tom Mertes Francis Mulhern Dylan Riley Lola Seaton Julian Stallabrass Susan Watkins Tony Wood JoAnn Wypijewski Alexander Zevin Tariq Ali Grey Anderson Perry Anderson Aaron Benanav Emilie Bickerton Robin Blackburn Robert Brenner Malcolm Bull Jacob Collins Caitlín Doherty Daniel Finn Nancy Fraser Simon Hammond Tom Hazeldine Benjamin Kunkel Rob Lucas Thomas Meaney Tom Mertes Francis Mulhern Dylan Riley Lola Seaton Julian Stallabrass Susan Watkins Tony Wood JoAnn Wypijewski Alexander Zevin Editor Susan Watkins Associate Editor Francis Mulhern Editor at Large Tom Hazeldine Editor at Large Simon Hammond Publishing Director Rob Lucas Associate Editor Lola Seaton Associate Editor Grey Anderson Editorial Assistant Rachel Armitage Subscriptions Midori Lake Website Rob Lucas, with design by Minute Works Address New Left Review 6 Meard Street London W1F 0EG United Kingdom Telephone +44 (0)20 7734 8830 Email mail@newleftreview.org Bluesky @newleftreview Instagram @new.left.review Facebook newleftreview X/Twitter @newleftreview RSS newleftreview.org/feed ISSN (print) 0028-6060 ISSN (online) 2044-0480 DOI doi.org/10.64590/nlr
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences19.4%
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences10.5%
- Communism, Protests, Social MovementsSocial Sciences5.4%
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences5.1%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences4.2%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences4.1%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities3.5%
- Political theory and GramsciSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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
- 1.07LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 231OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 1,960Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,697 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 7 | 7 |
| 2025 | 50 | 20 | 42 |
| 2024 | 55 | 2 | 32 |
| 2023 | 44 | 1 | 80 |
| 2022 | 49 | 2 | 145 |
| 2021 | 56 | 1 | 98 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- New Left Review Ltd.
- ISSN
- 0028-6060
- Electronic ISSN
- 2044-0480
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about New Left Review
What CAS zone is New Left Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, New Left Review is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary / Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of New Left Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.07; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 58.
Which databases index New Left Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, New Left Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is New Left Review open access, and what is the APC?
New Left Review is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .