Australian Population Studies

Aims & Scope

Australian Population Studies is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal containing short, high-quality papers on Australian population issues. Its aim is to be the leading outlet for Australian population research. The scope of the journal spans the full range of topics in demography and population studies, but contributions should focus on Australia and be written for a wide-ranging readership.

The journal invites submissions on prominent contemporary population matters, real-world applied research, and policy-relevant issues. Reports of case studies, new demographic datasets, and public domain code/software are encouraged. The journal publishes two issues per year, in May and November.

Australian Population Studies is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial licence 3.0 Australia (CC BY-NC 3.0 AU), allowing for non-commercial sharing and reproduction of work with proper credit given to the authors.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Google Scholar

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

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• Homepage
• Aims scope

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies. Learn more.

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