Journal profile · ETHNIC STUDIES
Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism
ISSN 1473-8481 · eISSN 1754-9469 · Wiley-Blackwell
Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,470; median 264 days to acceptance (73 articles, last 24 months); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Political Systems and Governance and Turkey's Politics and Society, together about 22.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ETHNIC STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences8.2%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences7.3%
- Turkey's Politics and SocietySocial Sciences7.2%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences6.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.4%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences5.3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
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 | Ethnic 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 | Ethnic Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 146OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 954 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 21 | 12 |
| 2025 | 24 | 11 | 13 |
| 2024 | 45 | 32 | 88 |
| 2023 | 30 | 18 | 50 |
| 2022 | 25 | 9 | 73 |
| 2021 | 22 | 4 | 114 |
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
264 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 192 days – 333 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (73 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 278 days
- Sample
- 73 articles with submission and acceptance dates (81 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".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,470 / EUR 2,900 / GBP 2,330 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1473-8481
- Electronic ISSN
- 1754-9469
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism
What CAS zone is Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ethnic 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.
How long does peer review take at Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism?
Based on the dates recorded on 73 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 264 days (interquartile range 192–333 days). 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 Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism open access, and what is the APC?
Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,470.
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: .