Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Comparative drama
ISSN 0010-4078 · eISSN 1936-1637 · Western Michigan University
Comparative drama: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Comparative drama is published by Western Michigan University and is in Zone 3 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism, Theatre and Performance Studies and Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary Research, together about 40.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities18.5%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities14.2%
- Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary ResearchArts and Humanities7.5%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities6.4%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences6.1%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities5.9%
- Philippine History and CultureSocial Sciences4.6%
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 2 |
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,795 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 33 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 33 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 39 | 2 | 10 |
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
- Western Michigan University
- ISSN
- 0010-4078
- Electronic ISSN
- 1936-1637
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Comparative drama
What CAS zone is Comparative drama in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Comparative drama is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Theater. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Comparative drama?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Comparative drama is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Comparative drama open access, and what is the APC?
Comparative drama 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: .