Journal profile
Sociation Today
ISSN 1542-6300 · North Carolina Sociological Association · United States
Sociation Today: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 56 days (submission to final decision, publisher).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sociation Today is published by North Carolina Sociological Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social and Cultural Dynamics, Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory and Education, Politics, and Culture Studies, together about 100% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sociation is the first web-based sociological journal sponsored by a professional society. This journal is dedicated to publishing articles on human behavior with a strong focus on sociology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social and Cultural DynamicsSocial Sciences33.3%
- Weber, Simmel, Sociological TheorySocial Sciences33.3%
- Education, Politics, and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences33.3%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- 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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
56 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 10 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to final decision
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-ND | |
| 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)
Article types accepted10
- book reviewsSociation also accepts book reviews, highlighting academic books published by North Carolina-based authors.Length not stated
- critical literature reviewsCritical Literature ReviewsLength not stated
- lesson guideswe encourage traditional article submissions as well as short research notes, teaching notes and lesson guides, review articles, policy papers, and replications…Length not stated
- policy paperswe encourage traditional article submissions as well as short research notes, teaching notes and lesson guides, review articles, policy papers, and replications…Length not stated
- replications and reanalysis of existing workwe encourage traditional article submissions as well as short research notes, teaching notes and lesson guides, review articles, policy papers, and replications…Length not stated
- review articleswe encourage traditional article submissions as well as short research notes, teaching notes and lesson guides, review articles, policy papers, and replications…Length not stated
- short research noteswe encourage traditional article submissions as well as short research notes, teaching notes and lesson guides, review articles, policy papers, and replications…Length not stated
- teaching noteswe encourage traditional article submissions as well as short research notes, teaching notes and lesson guides, review articles, policy papers, and replications…Length not stated
- teaching notes and lesson guidesTeaching notes and lesson guidesLength not stated
- traditional article submissionswe encourage traditional article submissions as well as short research notes, teaching notes and lesson guides, review articles, policy papers, and replications…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Data availability
Encourages sharing replication data and code Model summary
Authors of quantitative articles are strongly encouraged to share replication data and code as part of their submissions and, upon publication, on the journal’s website.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License Model summary
Copyright for all articles published in Sociation are licensed under Creative Commons. Specifically, the work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No APC, no subscription fees Model summary
Sociation does not charge authors for submission or publication. We also do not charge readers to access the content.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Sociation has a policy of double-blind peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: encourages depositing preprints Model summary
We do not accept articles that have been previously published, but authors are encouraged to deposit drafts and/or preprints of articles eventually published in Sociation into various online open-access repositories with the appropriate link to the final peer-reviewed version (e.g. SocArXiv, Open Science Framework, Social Science Research Network).
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
- North Carolina Sociological Association
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1542-6300
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sociation Today
How long does peer review take at Sociation Today?
The publisher reports about 56 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Which databases index Sociation Today?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sociation Today is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Sociation Today open access, and what is the APC?
Sociation Today 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .