Journal profile · SOCIOLOGY
Sociological Spectrum
ISSN 0273-2173 · eISSN 1521-0707 · Taylor & Francis
Sociological Spectrum: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.11; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 50 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 18% (journal website); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sociological Spectrum is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Human auditory perception and evaluation, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Crime Patterns and Interventions, together about 30% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sociological Spectrum publishes papers on theoretical, methodological, quantitative and qualitative research, and applied research in areas of sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and political science. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review by anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Kevin D. BreaultPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering14.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.7%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences7.2%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences6%
- Social and Cultural DynamicsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences5.5%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.3%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEWeb of SciencePubMedPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, E-psyche, National Criminal Justice Reference Service, National Library of Medicine, Ovid, Personal Alert (E-mail), Taylor & Francis, Thomson Reuters
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
- 1.11LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.38Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.71Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 484OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 58,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 58,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,428 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 11 | 6 |
| 2025 | 24 | 4 | 27 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 30 |
| 2023 | 16 | 1 | 57 |
| 2022 | 18 | 3 | 114 |
| 2021 | 20 | 3 | 344 |
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
50 daysfirst decision after review
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Sociological Spectrum is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All research articles undergo editorial screening and double-anonymous peer review. Model summary
Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review by anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0273-2173
- Electronic ISSN
- 1521-0707
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sociological Spectrum
What CAS zone is Sociological Spectrum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sociological Spectrum is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sociology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Sociological Spectrum?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.11; CiteScore 2, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at Sociological Spectrum?
The publisher reports about 50 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18% (2025). 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 Sociological Spectrum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sociological Spectrum is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, Web of Science, PubMed, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Sociological Spectrum open access, and what is the APC?
Sociological Spectrum is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .