Journal profile · LITERATURE, AFRICAN, AUSTRALIAN, CANADIAN
Australian Literary Studies
ISSN 0004-9697 · eISSN 1837-6479 · University of Queensland
Australian Literary Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 124 days to acceptance (10 articles, last 24 months); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Literary Studies is published by University of Queensland 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 Australian History and Society, Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism and Australian Indigenous Culture and History, together about 49.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Australian Literary Studies is a fully refereed scholarly journal. We publish literary studies scholarship that is rigorous, clear, and has a strong sense of its intervention in the field. We are interested in scholarship which speaks to Australian literary criticism, as well as that which expands the scope of literary studies internationally. Founded in 1963 by Laurie Hergehnan at the University of Tasmania, and edited from 2002 to 2015 by Leigh Dale at the University of Wollongong, the journal is now co-edited by Julieanne Lamond at the Australian National University, and Tanya Dalziell at the University of Western Australia. Australian Literary Studies “remains one of the primary resources for (post-nationalising) knowledge about Australian literature but it also continues to be one of the important forums in which the conversation about the history, theory and practice of literary studies, or English as it is trending back to, is conducted in this country.” - Philip Mead.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE, AFRICAN, AUSTRALIAN, CANADIAN
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences34.6%
- Commonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismSocial Sciences7.6%
- Australian Indigenous Culture and HistorySocial Sciences6.8%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences6%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4.3%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities3.6%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities3.3%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities3.2%
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 | Literature, African, Australian, Canadian | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, African, Australian, Canadian | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, African, Australian, Canadian | 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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,917 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 3 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 17 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 31 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
124 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 181 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (9 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 117 days
- Sample
- 10 articles with submission and acceptance dates (12 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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).
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
- University of Queensland
- ISSN
- 0004-9697
- Electronic ISSN
- 1837-6479
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Literary Studies
What CAS zone is Australian Literary Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australian Literary Studies is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature, African, Australian, Canadian. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Australian Literary Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 10 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 124 days (interquartile range 75–181 days). 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 Australian Literary Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Literary Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Australian Literary Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Literary Studies 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: .