Journal profile · Social Sciences-Development
Sociology of Development
ISSN 2374-538X · University of California Press
Sociology of Development: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sociology of Development is published by University of California Press and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Development and Aid, Income, Poverty, and Inequality and Global trade, sustainability, and social impact, together about 20.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Development
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences8.5%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences6.1%
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impactBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions4.9%
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 244 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 21 | 4 | 33 |
| 2023 | 23 | 5 | 96 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 59 |
| 2021 | 26 | 3 | 211 |
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
- University of California Press
- ISSN
- 2374-538X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sociology of Development
What CAS zone is Sociology of Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sociology of Development is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Development Studies / Sociology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Sociology of Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sociology of Development is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Sociology of Development open access, and what is the APC?
Sociology of Development 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .