Journal profile · Multiple
Politics & Society
ISSN 0032-3292 · eISSN 1552-7514 · SAGE
Politics & Society: CAS Zone 1 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 2.97; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Politics & Society is published by SAGE and is in Zone 1 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Policy and Reform Studies, Political Economy and Marxism and Labor Movements and Unions, together about 40.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Politics & Society (PAS), a peer-reviewed quarterly, publishes well-researched articles that raise questions about the way the world is organized politically, economically, and socially. Established in the late 1960s as an alternative, critical voice of the social sciences, PAS regularly debates the theory of the state, class analysis, politics of gender, methodological individualism and rational choice, and the future of capitalism and socialism. View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 19 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences14.1%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences13.2%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences13%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences4.3%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Elite Sociology and Global CapitalismSocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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 Issues | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.97LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 130OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 741OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,317 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 18 | 10 | 55 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 89 |
| 2023 | 27 | 16 | 335 |
| 2022 | 19 | 9 | 406 |
| 2021 | 29 | 13 | 864 |
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
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 12,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access
- Publication ethics
No simultaneous submission or significant overlap with other publications. Model summary
Politics & Society will not consider manuscripts currently under review with any other journal or manuscripts that significantly overlap with another publication, forthcoming or otherwise.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Sage Choice and Open Access
If you or your funder wish your article to be freely available online to nonsubscribers immediately upon publication (gold open access), you can opt for it to be included in Sage Choice, subject to payment of a publication fee. The manuscript submission and peer review procedure is unchanged. On acceptance of your article, you will be asked to let Sage know directly if you are choosing Sage Choice…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0032-3292
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-7514
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Politics & Society
What CAS zone is Politics & Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Politics & Society is in Zone 1 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Political Science / Social Issues / Sociology; it is a Top journal. 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 Politics & Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.97; CiteScore 7.6, h-index 130.
What are the manuscript requirements of Politics & Society?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 12,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Politics & Society based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (19). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Politics & Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Politics & Society is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Politics & Society open access, and what is the APC?
Politics & Society is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .