Journal profile · LITERATURE
Comparatist
ISSN 0195-7678 · eISSN 1559-0887
Comparatist: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Comparatist 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 Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies, Contemporary Literature and Criticism and Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism, together about 21.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are 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
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities8%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities7.1%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities6.8%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities6.5%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities5.2%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisSocial Sciences4.5%
- Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsPsychology4.3%
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
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 872 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 28 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 39 | 1 | 22 |
| 2022 | 24 | 0 | 22 |
| 2021 | 24 | 0 | 34 |
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
- ISSN
- 0195-7678
- Electronic ISSN
- 1559-0887
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Comparatist
What CAS zone is Comparatist in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Comparatist 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 Comparatist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Comparatist is indexed in ESCI.
Is Comparatist open access, and what is the APC?
Comparatist 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .