Journal profile · LITERATURE
Comparative Literature
ISSN 0010-4124 · eISSN 1945-8517 · Duke University Press
Comparative Literature: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Comparative Literature is published by Duke University Press and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are German Literature and Culture Studies, Historical and Literary Studies and Renaissance Literature and Culture, together about 21.7% 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
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities8.7%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities6.4%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities5.3%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities5.1%
- French Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities5%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities4.9%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 1 |
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 3 |
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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,028OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,907 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 1 | 17 |
| 2024 | 25 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 31 | 3 | 85 |
| 2022 | 32 | 3 | 80 |
| 2021 | 30 | 4 | 53 |
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
- Duke University Press
- ISSN
- 0010-4124
- Electronic ISSN
- 1945-8517
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Comparative Literature
What CAS zone is Comparative Literature in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Comparative Literature is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Literature. 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 Comparative Literature?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Comparative Literature is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Comparative Literature open access, and what is the APC?
Comparative Literature 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: .