Journal profile · Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Society and Economy
ISSN 1588-9726 · eISSN 1588-970X · Akademiai Kiado · Hungary
Society and Economy: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Society and Economy is published by Akademiai Kiado. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are European Union Policy and Governance, Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition and Economic Theory and Institutions, together about 19.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Society and Economy in Central and Eastern Europe is a double-blind peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary area studies journal, founded by Corvinus University of Budapest in 1979. The journal publishes original research articles and book reviews in social sciences, broadly defined, which focus specifically on Central and Eastern Europe or have strong relevance for social and economic development in this region. Society and Economy seeks in particular to provide an international forum for scholars working in the Central and Eastern European region, although we welcome submissions from any member of the international research community. While the journal is multidisciplinary and the editors will consider any high-quality submission fitting into social sciences, papers in economics, business and management, political science, international relations, and sociology are particularly encouraged. Society and Economy prioritizes theoretically and methodologically robust empirical papers. While purely theoretical papers will be considered, the relevance for Central and Eastern Europe needs to be very explicit in these. Please note that we will be unlikely to accept papers that present the results of literature reviews (including systematic literature reviews) or use small unrepresentative samples for quantitative analysis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Editor-in-chief Balázs SZENT-IVÁNYIPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences7.4%
- Post-Communist Economic and Political TransitionSocial Sciences6.2%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences5.6%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Economic and Fiscal StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Agricultural economics and policiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences4.9%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 391/1530 | — |
| General Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Q2 | 84/289 | — |
| Public Administration | Q2 | 91/248 | — |
| Industrial Relations | Q2 | 27/61 | — |
| Business and International Management | Q2 | 224/456 | — |
| Strategy and Management | Q3 | 265/506 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 126OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.99OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 702 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 368 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 422 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 473 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 442 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 417 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 366 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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 | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 900 | — | — | |
| 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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 2–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- book reviewsThe journal publishes original research articles and book reviews in social sciences, broadly defined, which focus specifically on Central and Eastern Europe or…Length not stated
- original research articlesThe journal publishes original research articles and book reviews in social sciences, broadly defined, which focus specifically on Central and Eastern Europe or…Length not stated
- reviewn additional 2,000 words following peer review to address reviewer comments, allowing the length of final accepted manuscripts to go up to 11,000 words. Manuscr…main text ≤ 11,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of Generative AI
AI tools cannot be listed as authors; use must be disclosed. Model summary
Society and Economy in Central and Eastern Europe allows submissions where authors have used Generative Artificial Intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, ethically and responsibly.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Gold open access since 2019, CC-BY 4.0 license. Model summary
Society and Economy has been a gold open access journal since 2019, with all papers published under the Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review. Model summary
The review process is double blind: both the reviewers’ identity is hidden to the authors, and the authors’ identity is hidden to the reviewers.
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
- Akademiai Kiado
- Country or region
- Hungary
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1588-9726
- Electronic ISSN
- 1588-970X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 48, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Society and Economy
How long does peer review take at Society and Economy?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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 Society and Economy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 2–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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 Society and Economy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Society and Economy is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Society and Economy open access, and what is the APC?
Society and Economy 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: .