South European Society and Politics

South European Society and Politics is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 1 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Policy and Reform Studies, European Union Policy and Governance and Populism, Right-Wing Movements, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

A leading point of reference for scholars of Southern Europe, South European Society and Politics (SESP) publishes research that illuminates key aspects of contemporary Southern European society and politics. The journal covers Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey. SESP publishes comparative and inter-disciplinary analyses, as well as innovative country studies. It publishes research in particular by scholars working in political science, political economy, sociology, political psychology, and closely related disciplines—as well as research on timely and salient policy issues that are of broad interest. The focus of South European Society and Politics is on the domestic politics and society of the Southern European countries; it does not cover foreign and security policy. It welcomes studies on linkages between the European Union and Southern Europe that address fundamental aspects of domestic politics or society. SESP welcomes research using a variety of methodological approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, and experimental, that also contextualize their analyses in Southern Europe and/or the country or countries examined. Stylistically, SESP stresses readability for an inter-disciplinary and methodologically diverse readership. The journal publishes research articles, discussions and comments. It also includes the South European Atlas section with election reports and articles on other subjects of topical interest. Published four times a year, South European Society and Politics also invites distinguished guest editors to oversee special issues (see special issue submission guidelines). Peer Review Statement All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Discussions and comments are assessed by the Editors but are not externally peer reviewed.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Multiple

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, Türkiye 2 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CAS Journal Ranking

JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website

• JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
• CiteScore Q1 · 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

SSCIScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

OCLCPublisher website

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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.

Impact

Impact factor

3.41LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

3.4Publisher website · 2026-10-01

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

4.1Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

5.8LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

5.8Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

1.24LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

1.24Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SNIP 2026-06

1.92LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

1.92Publisher website · 2026-10-01

h-index

73OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

496OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

3.21OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

23.5%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

18.99%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

40LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

109,000Publisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

Figures by source

Acceptance rate (publisher)

22%Publisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to first decision

12 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

First decision after review

92 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Acceptance to publication

48 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Peer review

Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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.

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.

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.

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

ISSN

1360-8746

Electronic ISSN

1743-9612

Latest issue on the website

Volume 31, Issue 3 (2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website