Journal profile · DEMOGRAPHY
Population Research and Policy Review
ISSN 0167-5923 · eISSN 1573-7829 · Springer Nature · 6 issues per year
Population Research and Policy Review: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 374 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); 57 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Population Research and Policy Review is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Family Dynamics and Relationships, Migration and Labor Dynamics and Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics, together about 27.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Population Research and Policy Review publishes high-quality material of interest to a broad range of population scientists and demographers, and those working in fields that intersect and overlap with population studies—including anthropology, criminology, economics, family studies, geography, gerontology, psychology, public health, public policy, sociology, and statistics. Population Research and Policy Review is interested in both basic research that advances empirical and theoretical knowledge, as we as more applied research on population processes and changing population composition. The journal is open to high quality empirical manuscripts using quantitative, qualitative, archival, and comparative-historical approaches. With an interdisciplinary and global focus, the journal strives to publish research that—either directly or indirectly—informs policy and program development. The journal publishes traditional empirical Research Articles, more applied/descriptive Brief Reports, and Research Reviews.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DEMOGRAPHY
Editor-in-chief Susan D. StewartPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 45, Mainland China 2, Canada 2, Austria 2, Taiwan, China 1 (56 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences10.2%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences8.7%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences8.6%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences8%
- Demographic Trends and Gender PreferencesSocial Sciences7.5%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences6.6%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| 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 3 |
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 | Demography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIECAB AbstractsEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, RePEc
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.1LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 863OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 44.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 339,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,623 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 34 | 15 |
| 2025 | 57 | 39 | 105 |
| 2024 | 80 | 45 | 346 |
| 2023 | 101 | 59 | 733 |
| 2022 | 55 | 32 | 598 |
| 2021 | 64 | 36 | 1,279 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
374 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 294 days – 482 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 397 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (119 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 3,390 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- brief reportSubmissions for consideration as a “Research Article” are typically 8,000–10,000 words (not including tables, figures, or references) and organized with the fol…main text ≤ 3,500 words
- editorialDouble-blind peer review This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout p…Length not stated
- research articleSubmissions for consideration as a “Research Article” are typically 8,000–10,000 words (not including tables, figures, or references) and organized with the fol…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- research reviewSubmissions for consideration as a “Research Review” should be no longer than 6,000 words (not including tables, figures, or references), be a systematic, or ra…Length not stated
- reviewSubmissions for consideration as a “Research Article” are typically 8,000–10,000 words (not including tables, figures, or references) and organized with the fol…main text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
English language requirement Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Population Research and Policy Review, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0167-5923
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-7829
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Population Research and Policy Review
What CAS zone is Population Research and Policy Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Population Research and Policy Review is in Zone 3 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 Research and Policy Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.1; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at Population Research and Policy Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 374 days (interquartile range 294–482 days). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Population Research and Policy Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Population Research and Policy Review based?
Of the 56 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (45), Mainland China (2) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Population Research and Policy Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Population Research and Policy Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, CAB Abstracts, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Population Research and Policy Review open access, and what is the APC?
Population Research and Policy Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,390.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .