Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
American Quarterly
ISSN 0003-0678 · eISSN 1080-6490 · Johns Hopkins University Press
American Quarterly: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 61 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Quarterly is published by Johns Hopkins University Press and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Race, History, and American Society, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Latin American and Latino Studies, together about 37.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
American Quarterly publishes interdisciplinary scholarship that examines the sociopolitical, economic, and cultural formations of the United States and the Americas, broadly construed. It examines the histories and ongoing effects of indigenous dispossession upon which the U.S. nation stands, the roles of diverse subjects and institutions in and outside those formations, and the United States' relations with the world. The journal engages both traditional and emerging fields and disciplines, including but not limited to critical race studies, digital culture, ethnography, gender studies, history, literature, material culture, performance studies, sexuality studies, religion, and visual culture.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Jason RuizPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences16.1%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences13.7%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences7.4%
- Asian American and Pacific HistoriesSocial Sciences6.7%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities5.9%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| 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)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 105OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,454OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,924 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 61 | 4 | 20 |
| 2024 | 54 | 1 | 45 |
| 2023 | 55 | 6 | 95 |
| 2022 | 77 | 3 | 151 |
| 2021 | 60 | 0 | 189 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Peer review
- Triple anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- book reviewAmerican Quarterly publishes 2-4 book review essays per issue that provide an in-depth discussion of the current literature of the field of American studies, br…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- book review essaysAmerican Quarterly publishes 2-4 book review essays per issue that provide an in-depth discussion of the current literature of the field of American studies, br…Length not stated
- digital project reviewsAQ will publish digital project reviews on a regular basis.Length not stated
- event reviewsAmerican Quarterly regularly publishes 1-2 event reviews per issue.Length not stated
- research essaysplease follow the specific guidelines for research essays, and reviews as well as proposals for forums, special issues, and praxes piecesLength not stated
- reviewagreements. Specific Guidelines Length: Reviews may be up to 5,000 words, including notes. Title: Reviewers should include a title fmain text ≤ 5,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
One submission per author at a time; no simultaneous submission to other journals. Model summary
Given the large number of submissions we receive, we can only evaluate one submission per author at a time. Please await a decision from us on your current submission before making a second submission. We also do not accept submission of works that are being reviewed by another journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Subscription model; individuals via ASA membership; institutional print subscriptions available Model summary
Available for individuals only via ASA membership. Institutional print subscriptions are also available.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
Triple blind review process. Model summary
American Quarterly reviews manuscripts using a triple blind review process. 1. Editor and Associate Editor Review First, our Editor and one Associate Editor concurrently review every submission. At this stage, the manuscript is evaluated primarily in terms of its fit with the journal, how it addresses existing scholarship and the field at large, and its overall rigor and quality of research and wr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 0003-0678
- Electronic ISSN
- 1080-6490
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 78, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Quarterly
What CAS zone is American Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Quarterly is in Zone 3 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of American Quarterly?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index American Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Quarterly is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is American Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
American Quarterly is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .