Journal profile · ASIAN STUDIES
Positions-Asia Critique
ISSN 1067-9847 · eISSN 1527-8271 · Duke University Press
Positions-Asia Critique: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 45 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Positions-Asia Critique is published by Duke University Press 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 Japanese History and Culture, Chinese history and philosophy and Cultural Studies and Colonialism, together about 29.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ASIAN STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences12%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences9.5%
- Cultural Studies and ColonialismArts and Humanities8.1%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities6.6%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities5.5%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities5.2%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.9%
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 | Asian Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 3 |
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 | Asian Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q1 | 79/1186 | 93rd |
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q1 | 90/697 | 87th |
| History | Q1 | 296/1936 | 84th |
| Cultural Studies | Q2 | 386/1434 | 73rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 361OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,251 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 1 | 531 |
| 2025 | 45 | 6 | 902 |
| 2024 | 34 | 2 | 576 |
| 2023 | 54 | 8 | 730 |
| 2022 | 41 | 7 | 730 |
| 2021 | 41 | 6 | 949 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Duke University Press
- ISSN
- 1067-9847
- Electronic ISSN
- 1527-8271
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Positions-Asia Critique
What CAS zone is Positions-Asia Critique in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Positions-Asia Critique is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Asian Studies. 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.
Which databases index Positions-Asia Critique?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Positions-Asia Critique is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Positions-Asia Critique open access, and what is the APC?
Positions-Asia Critique is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .