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South Asian Review
ISSN 0275-9527 · eISSN 2573-9476 · Taylor & Francis
South Asian Review: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 231 days to acceptance (49 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 5% (journal website); 70 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
South Asian Review is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are South Asian Cinema and Culture, South Asian Studies and Diaspora and Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies, together about 42.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
South Asian Review, a refereed journal of the South Asian Literary Association (est. 1976), presents an international scholarly forum for the discussion and evaluation of South Asian languages, literatures, culture, and arts in postcolonial context. SAR welcomes submissions from any theoretical or critical perspective meant for an audience from various disciplines and written in clear and persuasive prose. Areas of Interest to the Journal South Asian Literatures South Asian Languages South Asian Studies South Asian Culture Comparative Aesthetic Literary Theory South Asian Diaspora Cultural Studies Colonial Studies Postcolonial Studies Comparative Literature Women’s Studies Film Studies Transcultural Studies
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- South Asian Cinema and CultureArts and Humanities18.6%
- South Asian Studies and DiasporaArts and Humanities12.2%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities11.4%
- South Asian Studies and ConflictsSocial Sciences9%
- Indian History and PhilosophyArts and Humanities6.8%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Asian American and Pacific HistoriesSocial Sciences3.5%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MLA International BibliographyPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.17Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.48Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 60,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 60,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,583 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 70 | 6 | 15 |
| 2024 | 60 | 13 | 56 |
| 2023 | 59 | 8 | 80 |
| 2022 | 27 | 3 | 23 |
| 2021 | 54 | 7 | 137 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
231 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 161 days – 298 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (49 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 246 days
- Sample
- 49 articles with submission and acceptance dates (133 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 123 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 123 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
South Asian Review 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 discoverability and read…
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
- 0275-9527
- Electronic ISSN
- 2573-9476
- Society / sponsor
- South Asian Literary Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about South Asian Review
What CAS zone is South Asian Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, South Asian Review is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Asian Studies / Literature. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of South Asian Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 16.
How long does peer review take at South Asian Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 49 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 231 days (interquartile range 161–298 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5% (2025). 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.
Which databases index South Asian Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, South Asian Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is South Asian Review open access, and what is the APC?
South Asian Review 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .