Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
American Periodicals
ISSN 1054-7479 · eISSN 1548-4238 · Ohio State University Press
American Periodicals: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Periodicals is published by Ohio State University Press 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 American and British Literature Analysis, American History and Culture and Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities13.3%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting11.2%
- Literature, Film, and Journalism AnalysisArts and Humanities8.8%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences7.8%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities7.4%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities4.4%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities3.8%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 347 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 20 | 1 | 2 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Ohio State University Press
- ISSN
- 1054-7479
- Electronic ISSN
- 1548-4238
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Periodicals
What CAS zone is American Periodicals in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Periodicals is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index American Periodicals?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Periodicals is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is American Periodicals open access, and what is the APC?
American Periodicals is a hybrid 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .