Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Science & Society
ISSN 0036-8237 · eISSN 1943-2801 · Guilford Press
Science & Society: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.47; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,650; 65 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Science & Society is published by Guilford Press and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Economy and Marxism, Economic Theory and Institutions and Race, History, and American Society, together about 39.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary, our journal publishes original studies in political economy and the economic analysis of contemporary societies; social and political theory; philosophy and methodology of the natural and social sciences; history, labor, ethnic and women's studies; critical race theory and studies of national oppression and liberation; aesthetics, literature and the arts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences26.9%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences5.9%
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences5.3%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.3%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences4.1%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.47LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 307OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,861 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 65 | 10 | 37 |
| 2024 | 46 | 0 | 43 |
| 2023 | 52 | 1 | 54 |
| 2022 | 56 | 2 | 144 |
| 2021 | 75 | 1 | 128 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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 websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
Peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary, our journal publishes original studies
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
- Guilford Press
- ISSN
- 0036-8237
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-2801
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Science & Society
What CAS zone is Science & Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Science & Society is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. 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 Science & Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.47; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 52.
Which databases index Science & Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Science & Society is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Science & Society open access, and what is the APC?
Science & Society is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .