Journal profile
Social Affairs
ISSN 2362-0889 · eISSN 2478-107X · WUFI · Sri Lanka
Social Affairs: fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Social Affairs is an open access, peer-reviewed, bi-annual, multilingual academic journal for the Social Sciences dedicated to publishing academic papers of the finest quality.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Shanti Nandana WijesinghePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Sri Lanka 5, Australia 2, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, India 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, OCLC World Cat, EURO PUB, ASRPC Academic Resource Index
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
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- WUFI
- Country or region
- Sri Lanka
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2362-0889
- Electronic ISSN
- 2478-107X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Social Affairs
How long does peer review take at Social Affairs?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Social Affairs based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sri Lanka (5), Australia (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Social Affairs?
The journal's website lists DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Social Affairs open access, and what is the APC?
Social Affairs is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .