Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
SOUNDINGS
ISSN 0038-1861 · eISSN 2161-6302 · Society for Values in Higher Education
SOUNDINGS: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 5 articles a year; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SOUNDINGS is published by Society for Values in Higher Education and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are American Constitutional Law and Politics, Religion and Society Interactions and Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education, together about 27% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences9.9%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences8.8%
- Pragmatism in Philosophy and EducationArts and Humanities8.3%
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences4.8%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- War, Ethics, and JustificationArts and Humanities4.6%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 582 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 27 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | 21 | 0 | 50 |
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
- Society for Values in Higher Education
- ISSN
- 0038-1861
- Electronic ISSN
- 2161-6302
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SOUNDINGS
What CAS zone is SOUNDINGS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SOUNDINGS is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index SOUNDINGS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SOUNDINGS is indexed in Scopus.
Is SOUNDINGS open access, and what is the APC?
SOUNDINGS 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .