Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Configurations
ISSN 1063-1801 · eISSN 1080-6520 · Johns Hopkins University Press · UNITED STATES · Tri-annual · Founded 1993
Configurations: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: easy; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Configurations is published by Johns Hopkins University Press 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 Geographies of human-animal interactions, History of Science and Medicine and Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature, together about 24.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Configurations explores the relations of literature and the arts to the sciences and technology. Founded in 1993, the journal continues to set the stage for transdisciplinary research concerning the interplay between science, technology, and the arts. Configurations is the official publication of the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts (SLSA).
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences9.9%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities9.7%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities5.4%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences4.9%
- Diverse Historical and Scientific StudiesArts and Humanities4.9%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities4.6%
- Cybernetics and Technology in SocietyArts and Humanities4.5%
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 | History & Philosophy Of Science | 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 | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 209OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 941 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 31 | 2 | 38 |
| 2023 | 30 | 2 | 30 |
| 2022 | 33 | 4 | 125 |
| 2021 | 34 | 3 | 38 |
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
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 1063-1801
- Electronic ISSN
- 1080-6520
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Configurations
What CAS zone is Configurations in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Configurations is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History & Philosophy Of Science / 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 Configurations?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Configurations is indexed in Scopus.
Is Configurations open access, and what is the APC?
Configurations 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: .