Journal profile · LITERATURE, BRITISH ISLES
Ben Jonson Journal
ISSN 1079-3453 · eISSN 1755-165X · Edinburgh University Press
Ben Jonson Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ben Jonson Journal is published by Edinburgh 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 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism, Literature: history, themes, analysis and Joseph Conrad and Literature, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Ben Jonson Journal is devoted to the study of Ben Jonson and the age and culture in which his manifold literary efforts thrived. Topics covered include poetry, theatre, criticism, religion, law, the court, the curriculum, medicine, commerce, the city, and family life, as well as the manifestation of these topics and other interests in Renaissance life and culture.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE, BRITISH ISLES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities12.5%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities8.1%
- Joseph Conrad and LiteratureArts and Humanities7.9%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities7.1%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities5.9%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
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 | Literature, British Isles | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature, British Isles | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Literature, British Isles | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 66.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 886 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27 | 8 | 2 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 27 | 1 | 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Edinburgh University Press
- ISSN
- 1079-3453
- Electronic ISSN
- 1755-165X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ben Jonson Journal
What CAS zone is Ben Jonson Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ben Jonson Journal is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature, British Isles. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Ben Jonson Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ben Jonson Journal is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Ben Jonson Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Ben Jonson Journal is a subscription 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .