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Socio-Economic Review
ISSN 1475-1461 · eISSN 1475-147X · Oxford University Press
Socio-Economic Review: CAS Zone 2 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.82; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,718; 94 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Socio-Economic Review is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 2 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Policy and Reform Studies, Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism and Employment and Welfare Studies, together about 36.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences16.1%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.6%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions8.2%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences7.2%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences4.7%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.82LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 109OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 643OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 82LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,154 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 27 | 17 |
| 2025 | 94 | 49 | 161 |
| 2024 | 89 | 64 | 493 |
| 2023 | 74 | 51 | 717 |
| 2022 | 68 | 35 | 930 |
| 2021 | 62 | 32 | 1,706 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 2,819 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 1475-1461
- Electronic ISSN
- 1475-147X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Socio-Economic Review
What CAS zone is Socio-Economic Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Socio-Economic Review is in Zone 2 of Economics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Economics / Political Science / Sociology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Socio-Economic Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.82; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 109.
Which databases index Socio-Economic Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Socio-Economic Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Socio-Economic Review open access, and what is the APC?
Socio-Economic Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,718.
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: .