Journal profile · LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
DIACRITICS-A REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM
ISSN 0300-7162 · eISSN 1080-6539 · Johns Hopkins University Press
DIACRITICS-A REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
DIACRITICS-A REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM 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 Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism, Political Theology and Sovereignty and Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics, together about 27.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Department of Romance Studies gives voice to the literatures and cultures of those parts of the world where French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish are or have been spoken.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities15%
- Political Theology and SovereigntySocial Sciences6.5%
- Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsPsychology6.1%
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences5.8%
- Walter Benjamin Studies CompilationArts and Humanities5.8%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities4.5%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities4.5%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences4%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 1 |
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 | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 401OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.56%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,597 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 50 | 20 | 25 |
| 2023 | 25 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 33 | 1 | 26 |
| 2021 | 39 | 3 | 109 |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Special issues on topics or thinkers of great current interest are published periodically. Model summary
It periodically publishes special issues on topics or on thinkers of great current interest.
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 0300-7162
- Electronic ISSN
- 1080-6539
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about DIACRITICS-A REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM
What CAS zone is DIACRITICS-A REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, DIACRITICS-A REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literary Theory & Criticism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index DIACRITICS-A REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, DIACRITICS-A REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is DIACRITICS-A REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM open access, and what is the APC?
DIACRITICS-A REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .