Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
SOCIETES
ISSN 0765-3697 · eISSN 1782-155X · De Boeck
SOCIETES: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SOCIETES is published by De Boeck 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 Cultural Studies and Postmodernism, Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice and Urban and sociocultural dynamics, together about 24.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural Studies and PostmodernismSocial Sciences9.5%
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences9.1%
- Urban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities5.4%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities5.2%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities4.8%
- Spatial and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Social and Cultural StudiesSocial 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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 487/692 | 29th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1403/1530 | 8th |
| Demography | Q4 | 131/140 | 6th |
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
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,499 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 1 | 70 |
| 2025 | 38 | 2 | 151 |
| 2024 | 40 | 1 | 211 |
| 2023 | 67 | 19 | 280 |
| 2022 | 60 | 57 | 274 |
| 2021 | 56 | 53 | 315 |
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
- De Boeck
- ISSN
- 0765-3697
- Electronic ISSN
- 1782-155X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SOCIETES
What CAS zone is SOCIETES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SOCIETES is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. 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 SOCIETES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SOCIETES is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is SOCIETES open access, and what is the APC?
SOCIETES 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: .