Journal profile · LITERATURE
AMERICAN BOOK REVIEW
ISSN 0149-9408 · eISSN 2153-4578 · School of Arts and Sciences, University of Houston-Victoria
AMERICAN BOOK REVIEW: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 154 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AMERICAN BOOK REVIEW is published by School of Arts and Sciences, University of Houston-Victoria and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Poetry Analysis and Criticism, Themes in Literature Analysis and Contemporary Literature and Criticism, together about 38.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities15.8%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities12.8%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities10%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities6.5%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Short Stories in Global LiteratureArts and Humanities4.5%
- American Literature and CultureArts and Humanities4.5%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,200 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 154 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 135 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 148 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 168 | 1 | 14 |
| 2021 | 121 | 1 | 8 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- School of Arts and Sciences, University of Houston-Victoria
- ISSN
- 0149-9408
- Electronic ISSN
- 2153-4578
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AMERICAN BOOK REVIEW
What CAS zone is AMERICAN BOOK REVIEW in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AMERICAN BOOK REVIEW is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index AMERICAN BOOK REVIEW?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AMERICAN BOOK REVIEW is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is AMERICAN BOOK REVIEW open access, and what is the APC?
AMERICAN BOOK REVIEW is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .