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Polish Sociological Review
ISSN 1231-1413 · eISSN 2657-4276 · Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne · Poland
Polish Sociological Review: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.31; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 29 weeks (community reports); 23 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Polish Sociological Review is published by Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne 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 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, Social Issues in Poland and Eastern European Communism and Reforms, together about 30.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
First Published in 1961 as The Polish Sociological Bulletin. Published by Polskie Towarzystwo Sociologiczne [Polish Sociological Association] Copyright © Polish Sociological Association. Subject area: Polish Sociological Review is a quarterly, peer-reviewed and internationally abstracted journal that publishes original articles in selected areas of sociology with focus on social theory, social structure, social change, culture and politics in global perspective. Provides publications of Polish and foreign authors. Publishing schedule: Polish Sociological Review is published four times a year: March, June, September, December Polish Sociological Review is indexed and abstracted in: Web of Science, Journal Citation Reports / Science Edition, Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Elsevier Bibliographic Database: SCOPUS; SocINDEX (EBSCO); Social Scisearch; CSA Sociological Abstracts, ProQuest, CSA Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, CSA Social Planning / Policy and Development Abstracts; Ask Bisht; BazEkon; DOAJ; JSTOR; IBZ Online-De Gruyter. Full text electronically available in: Polish Sociological Review Central Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL) JSTOR Publications Editorial Board Publisher Contact Publication Ethics Open Access Policy
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Paula PustułkaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 50%); most named Mainland China 2, Sweden 1, Poland 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences15.7%
- Social Issues in PolandSocial Sciences7.4%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences7.4%
- Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory StudiesArts and Humanities7.2%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences6%
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Labour Market and MigrationSocial Sciences4.4%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences4%
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 | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | 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 | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.31LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.78Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 494 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | 35 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 29 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 29 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND |
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
- Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1231-1413
- Electronic ISSN
- 2657-4276
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 234 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Polish Sociological Review
What CAS zone is Polish Sociological Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Polish Sociological Review is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sociology. 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 Polish Sociological Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.31; CiteScore 1, h-index 16.
How long does peer review take at Polish Sociological Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 29 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Polish Sociological Review based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 50%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (2), Sweden (1) and Poland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Polish Sociological Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Polish Sociological Review is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Polish Sociological Review open access, and what is the APC?
Polish Sociological Review is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .