Journal profile · LITERATURE
Comparative Literature-East & West
ISSN 2572-3618 · Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom
Comparative Literature-East & West: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 181 days to acceptance (27 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 27% (journal website); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Comparative Literature-East & West is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Chinese history and philosophy, Translation Studies and Practices and Japanese History and Culture, together about 41.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Comparative Literature: East & West is a peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes research on all aspects of comparative literature. The journal aims to serve as a platform to promote scholarship of comparative literature in the East and West and encourage the exchange of ideas and information. Comparative Literature: East & West accepts papers on the following topics: Comparative literature World literature Literary criticism Translation studies Media studies Cultural studies Comparative poetics Comparative Literature: East & West publishes original contributions to the field of comparative literature. The journal operates on a double anonymized peer review policy. Comparative Literature: East & West is sponsored by Research Base of Comparative Literature, National Key Discipline, Sichuan University.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Editorial board by country: 8 in mainland China (about 53%); most named Mainland China 8, United States 3, Hong Kong, China 2, Belgium 1, Denmark 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences19.2%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities14.8%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences7.3%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities7.3%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities4.8%
- Philippine History and CultureSocial Sciences4.8%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities3.7%
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 2 |
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.11Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.49Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 136,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 566 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 24 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 38 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 22 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
181 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 45 days – 467 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (27 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 196 days
- Sample
- 27 articles with submission and acceptance dates (26 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 168 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 770 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 770 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted2
- book reviewBook Review | Published online: 12 Sep 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 12 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Open access Open access
Open access Model summary
Comparative Literature: East & West is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, no…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
The journal operates on a double anonymized peer review policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Sponsored by Research Base of Comparative Literature, National Key Discipline, Sichuan University Model summary
Comparative Literature: East & West is sponsored by Research Base of Comparative Literature, National Key Discipline, Sichuan University.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2572-3618
- Society / sponsor
- Sichuan University
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Comparative Literature-East & West
What CAS zone is Comparative Literature-East & West in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Comparative Literature-East & West is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 2 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.
What is the impact factor of Comparative Literature-East & West?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 6.
How long does peer review take at Comparative Literature-East & West?
Based on the dates recorded on 27 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 181 days (interquartile range 45–467 days); authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 27%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Comparative Literature-East & West based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 8 (about 53%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (8), United States (3) and Hong Kong, China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Comparative Literature-East & West?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Comparative Literature-East & West is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Comparative Literature-East & West open access, and what is the APC?
Comparative Literature-East & West is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .