Journal profile
Revista Romana de Sociologie
ISSN 1224-9262 · Romanian Academy · Romania
Revista Romana de Sociologie: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Romana de Sociologie is published by Romanian Academy. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Eastern European Communism and Reforms, Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice and European Linguistics and Anthropology, together about 27.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal publishes theoretical studies and field research in various branches of sociology (social sciences), signed by various renowned personalities in Romania and other countries, but also other articles, reading notes and comments by young researchers or teachers on their path to recognition.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences9.8%
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences8.8%
- European Linguistics and AnthropologySocial Sciences8.8%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences8.3%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.2%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences4.6%
- Romani and Gypsy StudiesHealth Professions4.1%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, RePEc, JUFO, RePeC/EconPapers, INDEX COPERNICUS, DIRECTORY INDEXING OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNALS, ACEDEMIC JOURNALS DATABASE, DIRECTORY OF RESEARCH JOURNALS INDEXING
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
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 182 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 3 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- conceptual studiesThe journal welcomes contributions in the form of conceptual studies and/ or empirical investigations on comprehensive issues, carried out from various discipli…Length not stated
- empirical investigationsThe journal welcomes contributions in the form of conceptual studies and/ or empirical investigations on comprehensive issues, carried out from various discipli…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Authors hold copyright and publishing rights without restrictions. Model summary
Our journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright and publishing rights without restrictions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access; no APCs or submission charges. Model summary
Revista Romana de Sociologie (The Romanian Journal of Sociology) does not charge readers or their institutions for access to its electronic version. It is an academic journal with OPEN ACCESS, all content of the papers being freely available to readers, in accordance with the the aims and scope of the DOAJ. The journal does not charge APCs (article processing charge) or submission charges.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer reviewing information is available in a separate document. Model summary
For the peer reviewing information, authors can consult the following document.
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
- Romanian Academy
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English, Romanian, Russian, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1224-9262
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Romana de Sociologie
How long does peer review take at Revista Romana de Sociologie?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Revista Romana de Sociologie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Romana de Sociologie is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista Romana de Sociologie open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Romana de Sociologie 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: .