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Telos
ISSN 0090-6514 · eISSN 1940-459X · Telos Press
Telos: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.21; subscription journal; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Telos is published by Telos Press 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 Critical Theory and Philosophy, Political Economy and Marxism and Political Theology and Sovereignty, together about 34.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences14.6%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences13.4%
- Political Theology and SovereigntySocial Sciences6.2%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences5.4%
- Hannah Arendt's Political PhilosophySocial Sciences5.2%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.9%
- Communism, Protests, Social MovementsSocial Sciences3.7%
- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtArts and Humanities3.5%
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 | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.21LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 519OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,923 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 50 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 50 | 3 | 36 |
| 2023 | 41 | 4 | 36 |
| 2022 | 57 | 4 | 28 |
| 2021 | 55 | 3 | 15 |
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
Information for libraries about institutional subscription Model summary
Librarians: Learn how your institution can subscribe to Telos!
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
- Telos Press
- ISSN
- 0090-6514
- Electronic ISSN
- 1940-459X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Telos
What CAS zone is Telos in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Telos is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Philosophy / Political Science / Sociology. 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.
What is the impact factor of Telos?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.21; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 86.
Which databases index Telos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Telos is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Telos open access, and what is the APC?
Telos 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; 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: .