Journal profile · LITERATURE
Contemporary Literature
ISSN 0010-7484 · eISSN 1548-9949 · University of Wisconsin Press
Contemporary Literature: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contemporary Literature is published by University of Wisconsin 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 Poetry Analysis and Criticism, Contemporary Literature and Criticism and American and British Literature Analysis, together about 40.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Contemporary Literature publishes scholarly essays on contemporary writing in English, interviews with established and emerging authors, and reviews of recent critical books in the field. The journal welcomes articles on multiple genres, including poetry, the novel, drama, creative nonfiction, new media and digital literature, and graphic narrative.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities21.4%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities13.2%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities6.2%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4.5%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities3.9%
- Samuel Beckett and ModernismArts and Humanities3.2%
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 | 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 | 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 | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Biography Index: Past and Present (H.W. Wilson), Book Review Digest Plus (H.W. Wilson), Current Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts (H.W. Wilson), Humanities Index (Online), Humanities International Complete, Humanities International Index, Humanities Source, Humanities Source Ultimate, Literary Reference Center, Literary Reference Center Plus, Omnifile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson), Omnifile Full Text Select (H.W. Wilson), Poetry & Short Story Reference Center, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies, TOC Premier, Academic ASAP, Biography in Context, Book Review Index, Academic OneFile, Academic OneFile Select
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 392OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,504 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 40 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 36 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 22 | 9 | 10 |
| 2022 | 31 | 1 | 28 |
| 2021 | 30 | 2 | 24 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- interviewsContemporary Literature publishes scholarly essays on contemporary writing in English, interviews with established and emerging authors, and reviews of recent c…Length not stated
- reviewsContemporary Literature publishes scholarly essays on contemporary writing in English, interviews with established and emerging authors, and reviews of recent c…Length not stated
- scholarly essaysContemporary Literature publishes scholarly essays on contemporary writing in English, interviews with established and emerging authors, and reviews of recent c…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Subscription access; content also available via Project MUSE and JSTOR. Model summary
The full text of Contemporary Literature is available online with a subscription.
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
- University of Wisconsin Press
- ISSN
- 0010-7484
- Electronic ISSN
- 1548-9949
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Literature
What CAS zone is Contemporary Literature in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Contemporary Literature is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 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.
Which databases index Contemporary Literature?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contemporary Literature is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Contemporary Literature open access, and what is the APC?
Contemporary 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, 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: .