Journal profile · SOCIOLOGY
Social alternatives
ISSN 0155-0306 · eISSN 1836-6600
Social alternatives: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 7 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Social alternatives 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 Gender and Feminist Studies, Anarchism and Radical Politics and Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism, together about 21.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences7.7%
- Anarchism and Radical PoliticsSocial Sciences7.7%
- Commonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismSocial Sciences5.7%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences5.2%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences5%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences5%
- Education for Peace and Conflict ResolutionSocial Sciences4.4%
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 | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 580 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 139 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 172 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 214 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 221 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- ISSN
- 0155-0306
- Electronic ISSN
- 1836-6600
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Social alternatives
What CAS zone is Social alternatives in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Social alternatives is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sociology. 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.
Which databases index Social alternatives?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Social alternatives is indexed in ESCI.
Is Social alternatives open access, and what is the APC?
Social alternatives is a subscription 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .