Journal profile · SOCIAL ISSUES
Social and Health Sciences
ISSN 2957-3645 · eISSN 2731-2984 · Unisa Press
Social and Health Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Social and Health Sciences is published by Unisa Press and is classed under Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gender and Feminist Studies, Intimate Partner and Family Violence and African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues, together about 29.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL ISSUES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences12.8%
- Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSocial Sciences10.4%
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ IssuesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Sexual Assault and Victimization StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Decolonial Thought and EpistemologiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Energy and Environment ImpactsEnvironmental Science4%
- Gender, Sexuality, and EducationSocial Sciences4%
- Gender, Health, and Social InequalitySocial Sciences4%
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)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q3 | 477/669 | 28th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 107 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 2 | 42 |
| 2025 | 18 | 4 | 25 |
| 2024 | 22 | 1 | 22 |
| 2023 | 17 | 2 | 161 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 19 | 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.
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
- Publisher
- Unisa Press
- ISSN
- 2957-3645
- Electronic ISSN
- 2731-2984
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Social and Health Sciences
What CAS zone is Social and Health Sciences in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Social and Health Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Social and Health Sciences is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Social and Health Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Social and Health Sciences 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .