Journal profile · LITERATURE
CLCWEB-Comparative Literature and Culture
ISSN 1481-4374 · Purdue University Press · United States
CLCWEB-Comparative Literature and Culture: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CLCWEB-Comparative Literature and Culture is published by Purdue 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 Translation Studies and Practices, Chinese history and philosophy and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, together about 24.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture (1999-), the peer-reviewed, full-text, and open-access journal, publishes new scholarship in theory and criticism, comparative literature, and cultural studies. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles in regular, thematic, and special issues, review articles of scholarly books, and research material in its Library Series.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities9.5%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences7.7%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities7.1%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences6.5%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities4.4%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4.1%
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 | 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 | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, Humanities Index (Wilson), Humanities International Complete (EBSCO)Publisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.25%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,431 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 71 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 5 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 27 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 81 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 51 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | Publisher's own license | |
| 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 accepted6, with length limits
- articleArticles in the journal are 6000-7000 wordsmain text ≤ 6,000 words
- book reviewin the journal are 6000-7000 words and book review articles about minimum two books linked thematically are 3000-4000 words (incl. the abstract, the works cited…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- book review articlebook review articles about minimum two books linked thematically are 3000-4000 wordsmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- peer-reviewed articlesThe journal publishes peer-reviewed articles in regular, thematic, and special issues, review articles of scholarly books, and research material in its Library …Length not stated
- research materialThe journal publishes peer-reviewed articles in regular, thematic, and special issues, review articles of scholarly books, and research material in its Library …Length not stated
- review articlesThe journal publishes peer-reviewed articles in regular, thematic, and special issues, review articles of scholarly books, and research material in its Library …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
Co-authorship allowed only if each author researched and wrote a substantial part of the work. Model summary
The submission of co-authored papers is welcome; however—unlike publishing scholarship in the sciences—co-authorship is allowed only if each author researched and wrote a substantial part of the work submitted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access publication Model summary
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture is published by Purdue University Press ©Purdue University in open access.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by 2-3 experts, taking three-four months. Model summary
Papers submitted for publication are evaluated in double-blind peer review by 2-3 experts in the field in the length of three-four months.
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
- Purdue University Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1481-4374
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CLCWEB-Comparative Literature and Culture
What CAS zone is CLCWEB-Comparative Literature and Culture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CLCWEB-Comparative Literature and Culture is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature. 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 CLCWEB-Comparative Literature and Culture?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 CLCWEB-Comparative Literature and Culture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CLCWEB-Comparative Literature and Culture is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is CLCWEB-Comparative Literature and Culture open access, and what is the APC?
CLCWEB-Comparative Literature and Culture 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: .