Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Ars Aeterna
ISSN 1337-9291 · eISSN 2450-8497 · Walter de Gruyter
Ars Aeterna: fully open access; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ars Aeterna is published by Walter de Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are American and British Literature Analysis, Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies and Contemporary Literature and Criticism, together about 29.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities12.1%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities10.4%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities6.8%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities6.4%
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities5%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities5%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4.6%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q3 | 627/1186 | 47th |
| Language and Linguistics | Q4 | 858/1137 | 24th |
| Cultural Studies | Q4 | 1089/1434 | 24th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q4 | 961/1221 | 21st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 157 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 21 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 18 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 1337-9291
- Electronic ISSN
- 2450-8497
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ars Aeterna
Which databases index Ars Aeterna?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ars Aeterna is indexed in Scopus.
Is Ars Aeterna open access, and what is the APC?
Ars Aeterna 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; 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: .