Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Theory in Action
ISSN 1937-0229 · eISSN 1937-0237
Theory in Action: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 10 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Theory in Action 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 Political Economy and Marxism, Latin American Literature Studies and Anarchism and Radical Politics, together about 29.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences12.3%
- Latin American Literature StudiesSocial Sciences8.6%
- Anarchism and Radical PoliticsSocial Sciences8.6%
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities5.5%
- Literature, Magical Realism, García MárquezArts and Humanities5%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences4.8%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4%
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 | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | 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
ESCILetPub
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
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 630 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 4 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 2 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 5 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 121 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 1937-0229
- Electronic ISSN
- 1937-0237
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Theory in Action
What CAS zone is Theory in Action in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Theory in Action is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Theory in Action?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Theory in Action is indexed in ESCI.
Is Theory in Action open access, and what is the APC?
Theory in Action is a fully open-access 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: .