Journal profile · ASIAN STUDIES
Tang Studies
ISSN 0737-5034 · eISSN 1759-7633 · Johns Hopkins University Press
Tang Studies: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; 9 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2020 (Volume 38, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tang Studies is published by Johns Hopkins University Press and is classed under Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Chinese history and philosophy, Classical Studies and Philology and Historical and Literary Analyses, together about 65.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by John Hopkins University Press from 2021. Tang Studies is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary publication of the Tang Studies Society. Initially conceived in 1982 as the Tang Studies Society’s newsletter, it has now evolved into a full-fledged scholarly journal open to critical inquiry into all aspects of Tang China. Major disciplines regularly represented in the journal include literature, history, religious studies, and art history. The journal welcomes submissions of original research, brief communications, and reference notes, as well as bibliographic materials. Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ASIAN STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences34.5%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities22.7%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities8.4%
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities4.9%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities4.7%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences3.1%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities3.1%
- Historical and Political StudiesSocial Sciences2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q3 | 1105/1936 | 42nd |
| Cultural Studies | Q3 | 972/1434 | 32nd |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Abstracts in Anthropology, European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH), Modern Language Association Bibliography, The Bibliography of Asian Studies OnlinePublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 479 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 28 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 39 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 49 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
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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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 0737-5034
- Electronic ISSN
- 1759-7633
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 1 (2020)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tang Studies
What CAS zone is Tang Studies in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Tang Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tang Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Tang Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Tang Studies is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .