Journal profile · LITERATURE
College Composition and Communication
ISSN 0010-096X · eISSN 1939-9006 · National Council of Teachers of English
College Composition and Communication: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
College Composition and Communication is published by National Council of Teachers of English 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 Discourse Analysis in Language Studies, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and Literacy, Media, and Education, together about 32.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities15%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities11.3%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities5.9%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.4%
- Reflective Practices in EducationSocial Sciences5.2%
- Writing and Handwriting EducationSocial Sciences4.9%
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities4.8%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities4.3%
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 | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 160OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,530OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 40%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,433 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 36 | 0 | 31 |
| 2024 | 33 | 0 | 34 |
| 2023 | 44 | 1 | 91 |
| 2022 | 45 | 0 | 158 |
| 2021 | 30 | 0 | 169 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability
- Data availability
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- National Council of Teachers of English
- ISSN
- 0010-096X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-9006
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about College Composition and Communication
What CAS zone is College Composition and Communication in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, College Composition and Communication is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index College Composition and Communication?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, College Composition and Communication is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is College Composition and Communication open access, and what is the APC?
College Composition and Communication 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; 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: .