Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Confrontation
ISSN 0010-5716 · Long Island University
Confrontation: subscription journal; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Confrontation is published by Long Island University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Contemporary Literature and Criticism, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and South African History and Culture, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Confrontation Magazine began operation in 1968 with the mission of bringing new talent to light in the shadows cast by well-known authors. Open to all submissions, each issue contains original work by famous and by lesser-known writers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Editor-in-chief Jonna G. SemeiksPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities20%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science6.7%
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences6.7%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities6.7%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences6.7%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities6.7%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities6.7%
- African Studies and EthnographySocial Sciences6.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q4 | 843/934 | 4th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from AHCI for production reasons on 20 September 2023. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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
- Long Island University
- ISSN
- 0010-5716
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Confrontation
Which databases index Confrontation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Confrontation is indexed in Scopus.
Is Confrontation open access, and what is the APC?
Confrontation 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, Publisher website; 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: .