Journal profile · DEMOGRAPHY
Population
ISSN 0032-4663 · eISSN 1957-7966 · Institut National D Etudes Demographiques
Population: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.79; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Population is published by Institut National D Etudes Demographiques 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 French Urban and Social Studies, Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues and Social Policies and Family, together about 37.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Population s'adresse aux chercheur
· es ainsi qu'à un public large d'enseignant
· es, d'étudiant
· es, de professionnel
· les, d'expert
· es et de responsables politiques intéressé
· es par les questions de population couvrant toutes les régions du monde. Les travaux publiés relèvent de la démographie et de disciplines associées : sociologie, économie, anthropologie, histoire, géographie, épidémiologie, santé publique… Sont diffusés par la revue des résultats d'enquêtes, ainsi que des travaux méthodologiques et des réflexions théoriques. Population publie des articles et notes de recherche originaux, ainsi que des recensions d'ouvrages. Depuis 2022, une nouvelle rubrique permet d'accueillir des contributions sur les sources et données de la recherche (data papers). La revue publie aussi tous les ans un article sur la conjoncture démographique de la France et régulièrement une chronique thématique ou régionale qui visent à offrir à une large audience des synthèses regroupant à la fois des données factuelles et des éléments des débats théoriques et politiques.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DEMOGRAPHY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 9, Canada 2 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences17.2%
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social IssuesHealth Professions12%
- Social Policies and FamilySocial Sciences8.6%
- Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderSocial Sciences8.3%
- Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities4.7%
- Social Sciences and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.6%
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
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 | Demography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Demography | 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 | Demography | 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
- 0.79LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,625OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 81.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19,772 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 2 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 84 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 | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open access under Creative Commons licence, no fees for authors Model summary
Diffusée en accès libre, sous licence Creative Commons, sans aucun frais pour les auteur·es
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Dont les contenus sont soumis à une procédure stricte de validation en double aveugle par les pairs
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
- Institut National D Etudes Demographiques
- ISSN
- 0032-4663
- Electronic ISSN
- 1957-7966
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Population
What CAS zone is Population in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Population is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Demography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Population?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.79; CiteScore 2, h-index 124.
Where are the editorial board members of Population based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (9) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Population?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Population is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Population open access, and what is the APC?
Population 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .