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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #570CAS 1区Top JournalGold OA

Annual Review of Sociology

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 3.444•SCImago Rank: #570•Identifier (ISSN):0360-0572(Print)/1545-2115(Online)•Articles / Year: 29•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,354 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
8.4
↓ -0.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
230

230 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
29articles/year
100% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.4)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.9)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.5)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.032)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The Annual Review of Sociology, in publication since 1975, covers the significant developments in the field of sociology. Topics covered in the journal include major theoretical and methodological developments as well as current research in the major subfields. Review chapters typically cover social processes, institutions and culture, organizations, political and economic sociology, stratification, demography, urban sociology, social policy, historical sociology, and major developments in sociology in other regions of the world.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology79.8%Political science72.1%Law66.7%Economics56.5%Philosophy51.5%Psychology45.6%Computer science44.2%Social science43.2%Mathematics39.1%Epistemology37.2%Biology30.1%Physics27.2%Politics27%Geography26%Anthropology25.8%Medicine25.7%Social psychology24.1%History23.5%Economic growth21.7%Archaeology20.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #570Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1975, 1977, 1979-1981, 1985-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
3.444

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
230

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
8.48

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,354 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations873
3-Year Documents83
Citable Documents83

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate62.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区SOCIOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Annual Reviews Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
SOCIOLOGY
JCRSSCI
1/222Q1
SOCIOLOGY
JCISSCI
6/222Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—239
2025923138
20248.939534
202310.523855
202210.032261,290
2021—302,801
2020—344,767
2019—314,098
2018—263,558
2017—277,831
2016—242,772
2015—2310,001
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Annual Review of Sociology

WoS Q1
68111320222023202420259.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01