Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Space and Culture India
ISSN 2052-8396 · ACCB Publishing · United Kingdom
Space and Culture India: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Space and Culture India is published by ACCB Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are South Asian Studies and Diaspora, Social and Economic Development in India and South Asian Studies and Conflicts, together about 28.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The primary aim of Journal Space and Culture, India (e-ISSN 2052-8396) is to provide a forum for debate on social, cultural, and economic development. The authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts linked to social welfare, social and cultural change, and challenges and discrimination {race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, class, (dis)ability, militarism‚ civil conflict, corruption, poverty, unemployment, malnutrition, disease, rights to shelter, environmental degradation, development of scientific and technological resources, and trade } specific to India and other countries of Asia-Pacific region. The Journal may also occasionally welcome submissions on the said topics from other countries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 15, Australia 4, United Kingdom 3, United States 2, Japan 1 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- South Asian Studies and DiasporaArts and Humanities10.6%
- Social and Economic Development in IndiaSocial Sciences9.5%
- South Asian Studies and ConflictsSocial Sciences8.4%
- Indian Economic and Social DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.3%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Agricultural Economics and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences4.2%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences4%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | Q2 | 582/1434 | — |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 320/692 | — |
| Gender Studies | Q3 | 152/233 | — |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 1095/1530 | — |
| Education | Q4 | 1369/1698 | — |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 233/283 | — |
| Development | Q4 | 267/314 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.81OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 632 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 262 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 285 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 289 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 339 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 272 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 306 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication
- 720 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 1,000 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 300 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | INR 15,000 / INR 20,000 / GBP 1,000 / GBP 600 / GBP 400 / GBP 2,000 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- INR 15,000
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 prepare10 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 250–300 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- book review commentaryReviews Special Articles Research Legends Book Review Commentary Perspective Letters to the Editor Book ReviewsLength not stated
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- perspectiveReviews Special Articles Research Legends Book Review Commentary Perspective Letters to the Editor Book ReviewsLength not stated
- researchReviews Special Articles Research Legends Book Review Commentary Perspective Letters to the Editor Book ReviewsLength not stated
- reviewtes and references, while the length of Reviews, Perspectives and Book Review Commentary should be between 1500-4000 words. Manuscripts exceeding the target len…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- reviewsReviews Special Articles Research Legends Book Review Commentary Perspective Letters to the Editor Book ReviewsLength not stated
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Author Contribution Statement
Particular research constitutes various components viz., conceptualisation; methodology; conducting empirical research; searching the literature and collecting other resources; usage of software; validation of data; curation of data; critical analysis; presentation of data via the development of maps, figures and tables; writing original draft; editing, reviewing and preparing the final draft; gui…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest can occur when you (or your employer or sponsor) have a financial, commercial, legal, or professional relationship with other organisations or with the people working with them that could influence your research. All authors should include a statement disclosing any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that may be construed to influence the results or interpr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability Statement
All original manuscripts should accompany a data availability statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Space and Culture, India, adheres to the publication ethics for editors, authors and reviewers as defined by COPE's Committee on Publication Ethics in their Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors (Committee on Publication Ethics, 2011) and Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Resource Kit (PERK) as a baseline for handling publishing ethics issues. Please refer to the responsibili…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by authors, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Model summary
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under CC BY 4.0, which allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Authors can enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access and Funding Model
Open access journal. Model summary
Open Access Policy Space and Culture, India, is a Gold Open Access journal that provides immediate, free access to all published content. All articles are freely available to read, download, and share without subscription barriers. The Journal supports the principle that open access promotes wider dissemination, visibility, and impact of research. Authors retain copyright of their work, with publi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Anonymous review process. Model summary
Space and Culture, India, aims to maintain an anonymous review policy. Each manuscript will be reviewed independently. At no time will the name of the author(s) (or any personal information) be made known to the referees or relevant to the selection and publication of the author's work. All submitted manuscripts must be stripped of identifying information before being circulated to reviewers for c…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality, Plagiarism, and Acknowledgement of Sources
Plagiarism check required. Model summary
Authors will submit only entirely original works and will appropriately cite or quote the work and/or words of others. Publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work should also be cited.
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
- ACCB Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2052-8396
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 1 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Space and Culture India
How long does peer review take at Space and Culture India?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Space and Culture India?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 250–300 words; Keywords: 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Space and Culture India based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (15), Australia (4) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Space and Culture India?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Space and Culture India is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Space and Culture India open access, and what is the APC?
Space and Culture India is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .