Journal profile
sozialpolitikch
ISSN 2297-8224 · University of Fribourg - Division of Sociology, Social Work and Social Policy · Switzerland
sozialpolitikch: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
sozialpolitikch is published by University of Fribourg - Division of Sociology, Social Work and Social Policy. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies, Social Policy and Reform Studies and Work-Family Balance Challenges, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Die wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift sozialpolitik.ch behandelt das Themenfeld Sozialpolitik in seinen vielfältigen Facetten. Die Zeitschrift veröffentlicht Beiträge zu sozialpolitischen Entwicklungen und Konzepten sowie zur vergleichenden Sozialpolitikforschung sowohl in der Schweiz als auch im internationalen Kontext. Dabei sind empirische Analysen auf Basis quantitativer und qualitativer Methoden oder Mixed-Methods Ansätzen ebenso willkommen wie theoretische Abhandlungen oder Beiträge mit Praxisbezug. Sie versteht sich daher als Forum für internationale und schweizerische Sozialpolitikforschung.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences13.7%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences11.8%
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences9.5%
- Workplace Health and Well-beingHealth Professions9.2%
- Labor Law and Work DynamicsSocial Sciences5.7%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences5%
- Sleep and Work-Related FatiguePsychology4.6%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 166 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 37 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 94 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 113 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 68 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 81 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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, Peer review
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
- University of Fribourg - Division of Sociology, Social Work and Social Policy
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 2297-8224
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about sozialpolitikch
How long does peer review take at sozialpolitikch?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 weeks. 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 sozialpolitikch?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, sozialpolitikch is indexed in DOAJ.
Is sozialpolitikch open access, and what is the APC?
sozialpolitikch is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .