Journal profile
Sosyolojik Baglam Dergisi
ISSN 2757-5942 · Suat KOLUKIRIK · Türkiye
Sosyolojik Baglam Dergisi: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 7 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sosyolojik Baglam Dergisi is published by Suat KOLUKIRIK. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Turkish Urban and Social Issues, Migration, Refugees, and Integration and Historical Turkish Studies, together about 23.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sociological Context is an interdisciplinary, open access and international peer-reviewed online journal that examines social events and phenomena and publishes research and articles dealing with original issues. All published articles, except for editorial publication, are subject to double-blind peer review. The main goal is to contribute to the knowledge in the field of social sciences by publishing scientific studies with an interdisciplinary approach. Our journal, which started its publication life on December 1, 2020, is published triquarterly in April, August and December. Studies submitted for publication to the journal must not have been published elsewhere before. The acceptance of the symposium papers that have not been published as a book is possible provided that this condition is provided. Articles must be submitted in accordance with the article template format, otherwise the articles will not be evaluated. The publication language of the journal is Turkish and English. If deemed necessary, articles in other languages may be accepted. Journal of Sociological Context has adopted the International Ethical Publishing Principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) It also undertakes to comply with the Decisions of the Türkiye Editors’ Workshop. Sociological Context is a periodical and interdisciplinary publication that aims to bring together researchers, academics and practitioners who take social phenomena and processes into consideration by emphasizing the importance of large-scale participation in the investigation and solution of social problems. The journal publishes original articles, research notes, translated texts and book reviews that discuss, question, examine theoretically, methodically, applied and historically produced developments, processes and problems at global, regional and local levels. Only one article by the same author in the same publication period can be processed and published if it passes at least two acceptance decisions of the referees. The target group of the Journal consists of academicians, professionals, students, related academic bodies, and institutions. It aims to contribute to the dissemination of continuous professional development and research culture. The copyrights of the studies published in the Journal of Sociological Context belong to their authors. The authors allow the intellectual study they sent to be published by the Journal of Sociological Context under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.. No article processing fee or article submission fee are requested from the authors. Journal of Sociological Context does not accept sponsorship and advertising due to its publication policies. All expenses of the journal are covered by the Publisher.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Türkiye 64, United States 3, Italy 2, United Kingdom 1, India 1 (75 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Turkish Urban and Social IssuesSocial Sciences8.5%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences7.8%
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences6.4%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences5%
- Social and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social IssuesHealth Professions5%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences4.3%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.86OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 144 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 82 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 84 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 42 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 26 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 12 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 4 |
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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- book reviewsThe journal publishes original articles, research notes, translated texts and book reviews that discuss, question, examine theoretically, methodically, applied …Length not stated
- original articlesThe journal publishes original articles, research notes, translated texts and book reviews that discuss, question, examine theoretically, methodically, applied …Length not stated
- research notesThe journal publishes original articles, research notes, translated texts and book reviews that discuss, question, examine theoretically, methodically, applied …Length not stated
- reviewing house Page count ISBN The submitted review for Journal of Sociological Context should be between 1000 and 1500 words. Ethics Committee Approval Studies requ…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- translated textsThe journal publishes original articles, research notes, translated texts and book reviews that discuss, question, examine theoretically, methodically, applied …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Authors retain legal responsibility for published articles. Model summary
The opinions put forward in the articles published in the journal bind their authors and the legal responsibility of the articles belongs to their authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics committee approval required for certain studies. Model summary
For articles that require Ethics Committee approval, Ethics Committee approval should be obtained and this approval (committee name, date and number) should be stated on the first page of the article and in the method section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Model summary
it will be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No copyright fee paid to authors. Model summary
No copyright fee is paid to the authors whose articles are published.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
double-blind peer review for all published articles except editorial publication Model summary
All published articles, except for editorial publication, are subject to double-blind peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Similarity rate must not exceed 20%. Model summary
The similarity rate should not be more than 20% for the publication of the study.
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
- Suat KOLUKIRIK
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- Turkish, English
- ISSN
- 2757-5942
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sosyolojik Baglam Dergisi
How long does peer review take at Sosyolojik Baglam Dergisi?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Sosyolojik Baglam Dergisi based?
Of the 75 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (64), United States (3) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sosyolojik Baglam Dergisi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sosyolojik Baglam Dergisi is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Sosyolojik Baglam Dergisi open access, and what is the APC?
Sosyolojik Baglam Dergisi 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, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .