Journal profile · LITERATURE, AMERICAN
Edith Wharton Review
ISSN 2330-3964 · eISSN 2330-3980
Edith Wharton Review: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Edith Wharton Review 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 American and British Literature Analysis, American Literature and Culture and Poetry Analysis and Criticism, together about 58.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Edith Wharton Review is a peer-reviewed, MLA-indexed, scholarly journal publishing scholarship on Edith Wharton, Wharton in the context of other authors, and Wharton in relation to other writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its audience is the community of scholars and readers dedicated to the understanding of Edith Wharton's work and its role in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century culture.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE, AMERICAN
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities35.6%
- American Literature and CultureArts and Humanities12.5%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities10.5%
- Crime and Detective Fiction StudiesArts and Humanities6.6%
- American Sports and LiteratureArts and Humanities6%
- Cultural History and Identity FormationArts and Humanities5.8%
- Literature, Film, and Journalism AnalysisArts and Humanities3.4%
- American Jewish Fiction AnalysisArts and Humanities2.8%
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, American | 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, American | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MLAPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 307 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 29 | 0 | 13 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- MLA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted4
- archival piecesArchival pieces highlight previously unpublished materials by Wharton, or those that help us gain new understanding of her life and work (letters about Wharton …Length not stated
- critical articlesCritical articles for consideration should be from 20 to 30 pages and use MLAstyle endnotes, rather than footnotes.Length not stated
- pedagogical piecesPedagogical pieces should offer approaches taken to Wharton in the classroom.Length not stated
- review essaysReview essays might be pieces on little-read works by Wharton and work by her associates; they might also focus on Wharton’s status in contemporary culture.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review, Self-archiving
- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The journal follows a double-blind peer review process; thus, the author’s name should not appear on the manuscript, only the cover letter.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Authors must be members of the Edith Wharton Society at the time of publication. Model summary
Authors must be members of the Edith Wharton Society at the time of publication.
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
- ISSN
- 2330-3964
- Electronic ISSN
- 2330-3980
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 42, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Edith Wharton Review
What CAS zone is Edith Wharton Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Edith Wharton Review is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Edith Wharton Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: MLA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Edith Wharton Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Edith Wharton Review is indexed in ESCI.
Is Edith Wharton Review open access, and what is the APC?
Edith Wharton Review 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: .