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Revija za Socijalnu Politiku
ISSN 1330-2965 · eISSN 1845-6014 · Studijski centar socijalnog rada · Croatia
Revija za Socijalnu Politiku: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 33 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revija za Socijalnu Politiku is published by Studijski centar socijalnog rada 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 Regional Development and Management Studies, Social Policy and Reform Studies and Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics, together about 42.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Revija za socijalnu politiku je časopis koji tematizira široki raspon pitanja socijalne politike. Stoga se u njemu objavljuju tekstovi o mirovinskim, zdravstvenim, obiteljskim, stambenim, obrazovnim politikama, pitanjima rada, nezaposlenosti, siromaštva, socijalne pomoći te o svim drugim socijalnim problemima i aktualnim društvenim procesima. Uz izvorne radove u časopisu se redovito objavljuju i prevedeni tekstovi, različiti dokumenti, statistički podaci, informacije, prikazi, recenzije i osvrti.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL ISSUES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Regional Development and Management StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance21.8%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences10.7%
- Global Socioeconomic and Political DynamicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.7%
- Environmental Science and Water ManagementEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions5%
- Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Retirement, Disability, and EmploymentSocial Sciences4.1%
- Education, Law, and SocietySocial Sciences3.3%
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 | Social Issues | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Issues | 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 | Social Issues | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Sociological Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, FRANCIS (INIST-CNRS, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France), GEOBASE (Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands), SocINDEX (EBSCO, Ipswich, USA), Social Scisearch
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 82.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,211 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 29 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 37 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 33 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 33 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 | Publisher's own license | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright but grant the journal right of first publication in print and electronic format. Model summary
Autori zadržavaju autorska prava za članke objavljene u časopisu, no svojim pristankom na objavljivanje daju časopisu pravo prvog objavljivanja u tiskanom te elektronskom formatu.
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
- Studijski centar socijalnog rada
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English, Croatian
- ISSN
- 1330-2965
- Electronic ISSN
- 1845-6014
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revija za Socijalnu Politiku
What CAS zone is Revija za Socijalnu Politiku in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revija za Socijalnu Politiku is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Issues. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Revija za Socijalnu Politiku?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.2; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at Revija za Socijalnu Politiku?
Authors report an average review time of about 33 weeks. 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.
Which databases index Revija za Socijalnu Politiku?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revija za Socijalnu Politiku is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revija za Socijalnu Politiku open access, and what is the APC?
Revija za Socijalnu Politiku 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .