Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Time & Society
ISSN 0961-463X · eISSN 1461-7463 · SAGE
Time & Society: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Time & Society is published by SAGE and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Work-Family Balance Challenges, Youth Education and Societal Dynamics and Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research, together about 29.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences12%
- Youth Education and Societal DynamicsSocial Sciences9%
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives ResearchPsychology8.5%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions6.6%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology5.7%
- Social and Cultural DynamicsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 487OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 59.34%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,051 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 21 | 7 |
| 2025 | 38 | 34 | 45 |
| 2024 | 32 | 27 | 118 |
| 2023 | 30 | 23 | 168 |
| 2022 | 35 | 17 | 314 |
| 2021 | 31 | 16 | 534 |
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
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 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0961-463X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1461-7463
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Time & Society
What CAS zone is Time & Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Time & Society is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. 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.
What is the impact factor of Time & Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.2; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 72.
Which databases index Time & Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Time & Society is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Time & Society open access, and what is the APC?
Time & Society is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .