Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Romani Studies
ISSN 1528-0748 · eISSN 1757-2274 · Liverpool University Press
Romani Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.67; fully open access; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Romani Studies is published by Liverpool 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 Romani and Gypsy Studies, Balkans: History, Politics, Society and Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, together about 57.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Romani and Gypsy StudiesHealth Professions46%
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences6.9%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.2%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences3.6%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences3%
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 | Anthropology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
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 | Anthropology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.67LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 425 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 5 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 23 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
| 2022 | 18 | 1 | 24 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | 50 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Liverpool University Press
- ISSN
- 1528-0748
- Electronic ISSN
- 1757-2274
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Romani Studies
What CAS zone is Romani Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Romani Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Anthropology / Humanities, Multidisciplinary. 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 Romani Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.67; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 25.
Which databases index Romani Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Romani Studies is indexed in SSCI, AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Romani Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Romani Studies is a fully open-access 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: .