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CRITICISM-A QUARTERLY FOR LITERATURE AND THE ARTS
ISSN 0011-1589 · eISSN 1536-0342 · Wayne State University Press
CRITICISM-A QUARTERLY FOR LITERATURE AND THE ARTS: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CRITICISM-A QUARTERLY FOR LITERATURE AND THE ARTS is published by Wayne State 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 Literature: history, themes, analysis, Poetry Analysis and Criticism and Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism, together about 25.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities9.4%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities8.3%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities8.1%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.7%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities6.3%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities6.2%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences4.4%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities4.1%
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 | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 2 |
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 153OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,169 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 2022 | 37 | 2 | 36 |
| 2021 | 42 | 5 | 270 |
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
- Wayne State University Press
- ISSN
- 0011-1589
- Electronic ISSN
- 1536-0342
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CRITICISM-A QUARTERLY FOR LITERATURE AND THE ARTS
What CAS zone is CRITICISM-A QUARTERLY FOR LITERATURE AND THE ARTS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CRITICISM-A QUARTERLY FOR LITERATURE AND THE ARTS is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Literary Theory & Criticism / Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index CRITICISM-A QUARTERLY FOR LITERATURE AND THE ARTS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CRITICISM-A QUARTERLY FOR LITERATURE AND THE ARTS is indexed in Scopus.
Is CRITICISM-A QUARTERLY FOR LITERATURE AND THE ARTS open access, and what is the APC?
CRITICISM-A QUARTERLY FOR LITERATURE AND THE ARTS 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: .