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South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies
ISSN 0085-6401 · eISSN 1479-0270 · Taylor & Francis
South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.44; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 205 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 91 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies 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 South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East and Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies, together about 34.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As the world's senior journal of record for the South Asian region, South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies publishes peer-reviewed scholarly work covering the history, society, economy, culture, politics and international relations of the South Asian region, combining disciplinary depth with interdisciplinary accessibility. As a multidisciplinary journal, we aim to publish original, cutting-edge and conceptually interesting research that shapes and leads debates in South Asian studies. This means that we only consider papers that are related to the South Asia region (India, Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bhutan, Afghanistan and the diaspora). We expressly do not publish papers that do not address South Asia or its diaspora; are more firmly based in the social sciences (especially quantitative work); that rely on econometrics or other data-heavy/mathematical approaches; or whose conclusions are based in policy recommendations. Nor do we publish unsolicited book reviews or literature reviews. If your paper does not contribute to South Asian Studies and/or is not within one of the disciplines listed above, it is unlikely to be a good fit for us. If in doubt, we recommend that you send your paper to the journals you find yourself citing; that way, you can be sure that you are engaging with the kinds of discussions they are hosting. We highly recommend that you read through our 'avoiding desk rejection' guidelines, which also includes examples of the kind of work we publish, categorised broadly by discipline. The journal is published six times a year. We welcome individual submissions as well as proposals for special issues or sections on themed topics. In print since 1971, South Asia is published under the authority of the South Asian Studies Association of Australia (SASAA). Members of SASAA receive South Asia as part of their membership and free access to all back issues via the Taylor & Francis website. Please visit the SASAA website to inquire into becoming a member. Submission Process Submissions If you wish to submit a paper to South Asia, please click here for author instructions. Please note that our process is very competitive. We receive a high number of submissions annually, and so cannot consider papers that do not align with our aims and scope or follow our author instructions. To save you (and us!) time, please therefore read through the author instructions carefully before submitting your article. Peer
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 3, Sri Lanka 2, United Kingdom 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- South Asian Studies and ConflictsSocial Sciences16.7%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences8.8%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences8.6%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences8.3%
- South Asian Cinema and CultureArts and Humanities7.4%
- Indian History and PhilosophyArts and Humanities6.6%
- South Asian Studies and DiasporaArts and Humanities5.9%
- Social and Economic Development in IndiaSocial Sciences5.3%
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 | Asian Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 3 |
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 | Asian Studies | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- 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
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIECurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: OCLC, America: History and Life, Bibliography of Asian Studies (Online Edition), Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, EBSCOhost, GEOBASE, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, OCLC Periodicals Index Online, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies, Swets Information Services and Thomson Gale (Gale Group)
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
- 0.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.26Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.23Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 419OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 81LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 180,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,193 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 18 | 8 |
| 2025 | 91 | 24 | 36 |
| 2024 | 67 | 20 | 53 |
| 2023 | 95 | 20 | 126 |
| 2022 | 83 | 10 | 221 |
| 2021 | 95 | 22 | 420 |
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
205 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)
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 205 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 128 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- papers whose conclusions are based in policy recommendations; unsolicited book reviews; literature reviews; individual book reviews; translations
Article types accepted2
- book reviewsSouth Asia publishes original essays that evaluate important academic trends and debates in South Asian studies through an engagement with recently published sc…Length not stated
- research articlesWe welcome individual submissions as well as proposals for special issues or sections on themed topics.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
APC may apply for open access publishing. Model summary
South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies 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 …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymised peer review for external reviews. Model summary
All external reviews are double anonymised, meaning neither the author's nor the reviewer’s identities are known outside the editorial office.
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
- 0085-6401
- Electronic ISSN
- 1479-0270
- Society / sponsor
- South Asian Studies Association of Australia
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies
What CAS zone is South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Asian Studies / History / Area Studies. 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 South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.44; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies?
The publisher reports about 205 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8%. 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.
What JCR quartile is South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (3), Sri Lanka (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies open access, and what is the APC?
South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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: .