Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
American Studies in Scandinavia
ISSN 0044-8060 · Univeristy Press of Southern Denmark · Denmark
American Studies in Scandinavia: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Studies in Scandinavia is published by Univeristy Press of Southern Denmark 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 Race, History, and American Society, American and British Literature Analysis and American Constitutional Law and Politics, together about 28.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
American Studies in Scandinavia is a peer-reviewed journal, which includes English-language abstracts for all published articles, within the field of American Studies. American Studies in Scandinavia publishes articles by scholars from across the world on American literature, popular culture, film, history, politics, foreign policy, sociology, geography, the methods of American studies, and related subjects. The journal's parent organization is the Nordic Association for American Studies (NAAS). NAAS is the joint and principal academic organization for American Studies in the Nordic countries. The journal aims to represent a high standard of academic freedom and is published according to principles of editorial independence and leadership by scholars within the disciplines it serves. It is fully online and is is committed to Open Access publishing through CBS Open Journals. As an internationally well-known and respected journal that has been in continuous operation since 1968, it is our goal to rank as the most distinguished American Studies journal in Europe. The journal is currently edited by Professor Justin Parks (UiT-The Arctic University of Norway), with the assistance of Postdoctoral Researcher Oscar Winberg (University of Turku) and Postdoctoral Researcher Jordan Howie (University of Toronto).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences10.9%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities8.9%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences8.7%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities6%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Asian American and Pacific HistoriesSocial Sciences4.2%
- American Literature and CultureArts and Humanities4.1%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities3.9%
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 2 |
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,055 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 13 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 22 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Plagiarism
- AI use
AI-generated or AI-edited content is not allowed. Model summary
Artificial intelligence has not been relied upon, either to generate content or to edit/modify language.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original work not published elsewhere nor under consideration by another journal. Model summary
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
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
- Univeristy Press of Southern Denmark
- Country or region
- Denmark
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0044-8060
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 58, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Studies in Scandinavia
What CAS zone is American Studies in Scandinavia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Studies in Scandinavia 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.
How long does peer review take at American Studies in Scandinavia?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index American Studies in Scandinavia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Studies in Scandinavia is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is American Studies in Scandinavia open access, and what is the APC?
American Studies in Scandinavia is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .