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TRAMES-Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences
ISSN 1406-0922 · eISSN 1736-7514 · Estonian Academy of Sciences · Estonia
TRAMES-Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 17 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
TRAMES-Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences is published by Estonian Academy of Sciences 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 European Union Policy and Governance, Linguistics and language evolution and Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, together about 17.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
TRAMES is both an end and a beginning. It is the end of the well established “Acta et commentationes universitatis Tartuensis (Dorpatensis) – Humaniora” and of the “Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences – Humanities and Social Sciences”. It is the beginning of a new journal of the humanities and social sciences. Why did these publications unite, and what can one hope standing at the beginning of this new trames (Lat. footpath)? The world we live in used to be divided into the East and the West. To some extent both had, and still have, a different way of looking at things. In the humanities and social sciences, where there are so few absolute truths, this intellectual division has given rise to a great diversity of thought. The seeds of the growth of scientific knowledge lie in this diversity. However, this diversity of thought is not blessed with equal opportunities. The success of the West has given rise to the impression that it is generally more advanced. Only a few in the West bother to look at what is said in the East, when they develop their theses. And nothing else is to be expected – the linguistic and intellectual barriers have for too long been too high for this. On the other hand, only a few in the East have succeeded in making themselves heard and understood in the West. And this is hardly surprising – one has to present one’s ideas in the way people in the West are used to look at things. This is not always easy. In such a situation, TRAMES will attempt to become the connecting footpath which allows free movement of thought between East and West. It is also a footpath towards a more open and free society as well as a mirror reflecting the social processes leading to such a society. TRAMES is open to authors from any country or any school of thought. The editors of TRAMES intend to attract the best contributions from all over the world and bring them to the international audience. The manuscripts submitted to TRAMES will be double blind refereed each by two anonymous referees from the relevant field of study. The only criteria for acceptance of papers will be the originality of ideas, the weight of the arguments, and the clarity of the presentation. The main principle of the editorial policy will be open-mindedness and tolerance for the heterogeneity of ideas. As TRAMES will publish papers from a wide range of the humanities and social sciences, authors should take into account that the potential reader is not equally well acquainted with the details of all topics covered. While not intending to make any concessions from learning, the editorial board will give its preference to papers with a broader theoretical attitude and an interdisciplinary approach. In addition, TRAMES will be open to guest editors for occasional special issues which concentrate on particular topics or schools of thought.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Urmas SutropPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.9%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities5.8%
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology5.1%
- Health, Medicine and SocietyHealth Professions5.1%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology4.8%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences4.8%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences4.8%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences4.5%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, Scilit, Crossref, Airiti Incorporation, Cabells Scholarly Analytics, Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL), DIGAR (National Library of Estonia), EBSCO databases, Gale’s Academic OneFile database, Google Scholar Metrics, Journal Scholar Metrics, Jouroscope™, ProQuest LLC (Part of Clarivate)
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
- Impact factor
- 0.4LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 151OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 728 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 9 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 33 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 43 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 112 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 84 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 600 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 250 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 700 | — | — |
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 websiteAI use, License & copyright, Peer review
- AI use
AI tools allowed for language editing Model summary
Authors are welcome to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist with language editing of their manuscripts
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY 4.0 license; copyright belongs to the author(s). Model summary
From January 2022, by submitting manuscripts to the TRAMES, the authors agree that the article, if accepted and published, will become licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). The copyright © belongs to the author(s).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review by at least two reviewers Model summary
All paper submissions, accepted by the editorial board, will be refereed in a double blind peer review process by at least two reviewers with expertise in the relevant subject area.
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
- Estonian Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- Estonia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1406-0922
- Electronic ISSN
- 1736-7514
- Society / sponsor
- University of Tartu and Tallinn University
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about TRAMES-Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences
What CAS zone is TRAMES-Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, TRAMES-Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary / Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. 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 TRAMES-Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.4; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at TRAMES-Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 17 weeks. 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 TRAMES-Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, TRAMES-Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences is indexed in SSCI, AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is TRAMES-Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
TRAMES-Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .