Societies

Societies is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on sociology, published monthly online by MDPI.
  • Open Access — free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within ScopusESCI (Web of Science), RePEc, EconBiz, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Sociology) / CiteScore - Q2 (General Social Sciences)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 34.4 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 3.9 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 1.6 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 1.9 (2024)
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Topic in Societies, AI, Social Sciences
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Research and Communication in the Social Sciences and Humanities Topic Editors: Sandro Serpa, Maria José Sá
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Topic in Adolescents, Education Sciences, Encyclopedia, Social Sciences, Societies
Organized Out-of-School STEM Education Topic Editors: Heidrun Stoeger, Martin Storksdieck, Albert Ziegler
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Topic in Administrative Sciences, Businesses, Societies, Sustainability, Tourism and Hospitality
Rethinking Future Studies in Tourism and Hospitality: Critical Insights and Paradigm Shifts for a New Era Topic Editors: Yeong Gug Kim, Jellna Chung, Tulsi Paudel
Deadline: 31 December 2025
Topic in AI, Computers, Education Sciences, Societies, Future Internet, Technologies
AI Trends in Teacher and Student Training Topic Editors: José Fernández-Cerero, Marta Montenegro-Rueda
Deadline: 11 March 2026
Special Issue in Societies
Education and Interdisciplinary Collaboration for a Sustainable Future Guest Editor: Mirjam Braßler
Deadline: 15 July 2025
Special Issue in Societies
Inside-Out: Critical Design Thinking for Transformative Social Innovation Guest Editors: Megan Strickfaden, Naureen Mumtaz, Joyce Thomas
Deadline: 15 July 2025
Special Issue in Societies
Migrants, Refugees and Labor Markets: International Perspectives on Inclusion and Exclusion in the New Millennium Guest Editors: Ana-María González Wahl, Steven E. Gunkel
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Special Issue in Societies
Trajectory of Growth: Cognition, Learning, Playing and Child Development Guest Editors: Yi Huang Shih, Chungchin Wu, Liza Lee
Deadline: 30 August 2025
Topical Collection in Societies
Community-Based Rehabilitation and Community Rehabilitation Collection Editor: Gregor Wolbring
Topical Collection in Societies
Ability Expectation and Ableism Studies (Short Ability Studies) Collection Editor: Gregor Wolbring
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