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Population Space and Place
ISSN 1544-8444 · eISSN 1544-8452 · Wiley-Blackwell
Population Space and Place: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.35; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,700; median 255 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 25% (journal website); 201 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Population Space and Place is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Migration and Labor Dynamics, Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies and Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies, together about 40.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Population, Space and Place aims to be the leading English-language research journal in the field of population geography and in geographical population studies. This implies all submitted papers should have a geographical or spatial component. It intends to: Inform population researchers of the best theoretical and empirical research on topics related to population, space and place Promote and further enhance the international standing of population research through the exchange of views on what constitutes best research practice Facilitate debate on issues of policy relevance and encourage the widest possible discussion and dissemination of the applications of research on populations Review and evaluate the significance of recent research findings and provide an international platform where researchers can discuss the future course of population research Provide a forum for population researchers to assess and apply philosophical and methodological developments in the social and behavioural sciences Encourage quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods approaches to population research The scope of the journal is international, covering developed and less developed countries and embracing all the main fields of interest in population studies, including: * Population and society * Fertility, mortality and migration * Quantitative and qualitative methods of population analysis * Ageing populations * Census analysis * Spatial demography * Population policies * Theory and population* Population distribution and change * Population and development The main content of each journal issue is research articles, but the journal also contains review articles commissioned by the editors which will report current debate or themes. The editors welcome contributions from researchers in all fields of population studies who are interested in geographical issues. Each volume will contain eight issues. Papers will not normally be longer than 9,000 words. All research papers will be subject to peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 1, Netherlands 1, Singapore 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences19.8%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences11.2%
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences9.3%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences6.3%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences5.2%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences4.5%
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial Sciences3.8%
- Rural development and sustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
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 | Demography | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Demography | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography | 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
Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 2.35LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 114OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 980OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 62.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 146LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 181Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 370,920Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,133 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 207 | 137 | 72 |
| 2025 | 201 | 146 | 392 |
| 2024 | 141 | 99 | 577 |
| 2023 | 117 | 94 | 889 |
| 2022 | 100 | 57 | 1,425 |
| 2021 | 139 | 79 | 1,991 |
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
255 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 187 days – 354 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 263 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (442 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 268 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 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 3,700 / EUR 3,100 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission. A data availability statement should be included in the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a subscription journal that offers an open access option. You’ll have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC. You can read more about APCs and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts, through your institution, funder, or a country waiver. For more information on this journal’s APCs, please see the Open Ac…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Submission and Peer Review Process
New submissions should be made via the Wiley Authors. Should your manuscript proceed to the revision stage, you will be directed to make your revisions via the same submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at anytime by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact …
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1544-8444
- Electronic ISSN
- 1544-8452
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 7 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Population Space and Place
What CAS zone is Population Space and Place in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Population Space and Place is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Demography / Geography. 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 Population Space and Place?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.35; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 114.
How long does peer review take at Population Space and Place?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 255 days (interquartile range 187–354 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25% (2025). 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 Space and Place?
According to the journal's author guidelines: 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 Space and Place based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (1), Netherlands (1) and Singapore (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Population Space and Place?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Population Space and Place is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Population Space and Place open access, and what is the APC?
Population Space and Place is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,700.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .