Journal profile · SOCIAL WORK
Socialine Teorija Empirija Politika ir Praktika
ISSN 1648-2425 · eISSN 2345-0266 · Vilnius University Press · Lithuania
Socialine Teorija Empirija Politika ir Praktika: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Socialine Teorija Empirija Politika ir Praktika is published by Vilnius 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 Social Work Education and Practice, Research in Social Sciences and Social Policy and Reform Studies, together about 34.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The main goal of the journal is to facilitate communication between academics and professionals dealing with personal and social issues at individual and policy levels. The main topics covered in the journal include social and personal problems, mechanisms of their occurrence, prevention and intervention strategies in social work and social policy. The journal publishes original, peer-reviewed scientific articles on social work and social policy, book reviews, project reviews, and commentaries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL WORK
Editor-in-chief Eugenijus DunajevasPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences14.8%
- Research in Social SciencesSocial Sciences10.6%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences8.9%
- Education, Leadership, and Health ResearchSocial Sciences8.4%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions4.8%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions4.5%
- Socio-economic Development and SustainabilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Youth Education and Societal DynamicsSocial Sciences4.2%
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 | Social Work | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Work | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: BASE, Cabell’s directories of Academic Journals, C.E.E.O.L., CNKI, CORE, EBSCO, Dimensions, ERIH-PLUS, Google Scholar, HEAL link (Hellenic Academic Libraries Link), Index Copernicus International, JournalTOCs, Lituanistika, QOAM, ROAD, Redalyc, ScienceGate, ScienceOpen, Scilit, Sherpa Romeo
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.29Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 332 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 34 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 30 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 35 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- book reviewsThe journal publishes original, peer-reviewed scientific articles on social work and social policy, book reviews, project reviews, and commentaries.Length not stated
- commentariesThe journal publishes original, peer-reviewed scientific articles on social work and social policy, book reviews, project reviews, and commentaries.Length not stated
- original researchThe journal publishes original, peer-reviewed scientific articles on social work and social policyLength not stated
- project reviewsThe journal publishes original, peer-reviewed scientific articles on social work and social policy, book reviews, project reviews, and commentaries.Length not stated
- scientific articlesThe journal publishes original, peer-reviewed scientific articles on social work and social policyLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
No article processing charges or submission charges. Model summary
The journal does not charge article processing charges or submission charges.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymous peer reviewing of manuscripts started in 2009. Model summary
Anonymous peer reviewing of manuscripts started in 2009.
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
- Vilnius University Press
- Country or region
- Lithuania
- Language
- Lithuanian
- ISSN
- 1648-2425
- Electronic ISSN
- 2345-0266
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Socialine Teorija Empirija Politika ir Praktika
What CAS zone is Socialine Teorija Empirija Politika ir Praktika in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Socialine Teorija Empirija Politika ir Praktika is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Work. 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.
What is the impact factor of Socialine Teorija Empirija Politika ir Praktika?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 7.
How long does peer review take at Socialine Teorija Empirija Politika ir Praktika?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Socialine Teorija Empirija Politika ir Praktika?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: 4–6; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Socialine Teorija Empirija Politika ir Praktika?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Socialine Teorija Empirija Politika ir Praktika is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Socialine Teorija Empirija Politika ir Praktika open access, and what is the APC?
Socialine Teorija Empirija Politika ir Praktika is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .