Journal profile · LITERATURE, AMERICAN
Early American literature
ISSN 0012-8163 · eISSN 1534-147X · University of North Carolina Press
Early American literature: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 69 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Early American literature is published by University of North Carolina Press and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are American Constitutional Law and Politics, Literature: history, themes, analysis and Colonialism, slavery, and trade, together about 35.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE, AMERICAN
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences18.3%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities9.8%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences6.9%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting5.8%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences5.2%
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences4.6%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature, American | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature, American | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature, American | Zone 2 |
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 117OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,669 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 69 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 72 | 1 | 13 |
| 2023 | 82 | 0 | 37 |
| 2022 | 106 | 4 | 69 |
| 2021 | 93 | 5 | 68 |
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
- University of North Carolina Press
- ISSN
- 0012-8163
- Electronic ISSN
- 1534-147X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Early American literature
What CAS zone is Early American literature in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Early American literature is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Literature, American. 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 Early American literature?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Early American literature is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Early American literature open access, and what is the APC?
Early American 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; 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: .