Journal profile
American Studies Journal
ISSN 1433-5239 · eISSN 2199-7268 · Göttingen University Press · Germany
American Studies Journal: fully open access; no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Studies Journal is published by Göttingen University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are American Literature and Culture, Latin American and Latino Studies and Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary Research, together about 31.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The presentation of accessible high quality research in American Studies, broadly defined, for students, teachers, and the general public is our goal. We seek contributions that, while informed by the theoretical concerns of specialists, are composed in order to be understood by non-specialists as well. We present American Studies content in a clear and jargon-free prose so that the complexity of research findings can be accessed by readers with a variety of objectives, including the general reader. The American Studies Journal and ASJ Occasional Papers welcome contributions from scholars working in all disciplines of the humanities, including literary studies, cultural, studies, media studies, gender studies, environmental studies, history, political science, philosophy, sociology and anthropology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Literature and CultureArts and Humanities16.9%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences7.4%
- Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary ResearchArts and Humanities7.4%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences6.6%
- American Political and Social DynamicsArts and Humanities5.9%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities5.2%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities4.4%
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOAJPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, European American Studies Journals, EZB, Google Scholar, J-Gate, MLA International Bibliography
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 107 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- articleIndividual articles, preferably with 5,000 to 8,000 words, will be also be considered.Length not stated
- asj occasional paperArticles with more than 10,000 words may be published as ASJ Occasional Papers.Length not stated
- thematic issueThe American Studies Journal welcomes proposals for thematic issues (six to eight articles).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
ORCID required for accepted papers Model summary
NEW: Authors of accepted papers must register with ORCID and provide us with their ORCID ID.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License; authors responsible for copyright matters Model summary
Scholars wishing to submit their work for review should be aware that all ASJ content is published under a Creative Commons License. It is the responsibility of the authors to clarify all copyright matters. Requests for copyrighted material should include the information that publication permits must be granted for Open Access/CCL publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
The American Studies Journal is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that provides a forum for intellectual debate about all aspects of social, cultural, and political life in the United States of America. It aims to present new and challenging research in the humanities to both academic and non-academic audiences around the world. In general, ASJ articles are published under a CC-BY or CC-BY-SA l…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Two members of the Editorial Board will read the submitted manuscripts. Only those papers that seem most likely to meet our editorial criteria are sent for formal review. Those papers judged by the editors to be of insufficient general interest or otherwise inappropriate are rejected promptly without external review although these decisions may be based on informal advice from specialists in the f…
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
- Göttingen University Press
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1433-5239
- Electronic ISSN
- 2199-7268
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Studies Journal
How long does peer review take at American Studies Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Journal?
The journal's website lists DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is American Studies Journal open access, and what is the APC?
American Studies Journal is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .