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South Asia Research
ISSN 0262-7280 · eISSN 1741-3141 · SAGE
South Asia Research: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
South Asia Research is published by SAGE 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 Diaspora, South Asian Studies and Conflicts and Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies, together about 49% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- South Asian Studies and DiasporaArts and Humanities27.3%
- South Asian Studies and ConflictsSocial Sciences11.2%
- Colonial History and Postcolonial StudiesSocial Sciences10.5%
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities9.3%
- Indian Economic and Social DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.7%
- Social and Economic Development in IndiaSocial Sciences3.1%
- Bangladesh Politics, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences2.8%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences2.7%
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 | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
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 2 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Arts and Humanities | Q1 | 19/175 | 89th |
| General Social Sciences | Q2 | 127/286 | 55th |
| General Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Q2 | 139/289 | 52nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 172OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,258 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 7 | 323 |
| 2025 | 41 | 4 | 348 |
| 2024 | 61 | 9 | 443 |
| 2023 | 59 | 12 | 473 |
| 2022 | 51 | 2 | 442 |
| 2021 | 43 | 1 | 347 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0262-7280
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-3141
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about South Asia Research
What CAS zone is South Asia Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, South Asia Research is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Asian Studies / 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.
Which databases index South Asia Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, South Asia Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is South Asia Research open access, and what is the APC?
South Asia Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .