Journal profile · LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY-THEORY AND INTERPRETATION
ISSN 0193-5380 · eISSN 1935-0201 · University of Pennsylvania Press
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY-THEORY AND INTERPRETATION: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY-THEORY AND INTERPRETATION is published by University of Pennsylvania Press and is classed under Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Literature: history, themes, analysis, Historical Economic and Social Studies and Legal Cases and Commentary, together about 24.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Eighteenth Century: Theory and Interpretation fosters theoretical and interpretive research on all aspects of Western culture from 1660 to 1830. The editors take special interest in essays that apply innovative contemporary methodologies to the study of eighteenth-century literature, history, science, fine arts, and popular culture. We are now using Scholastica for our online peer-review submission system. To submit an essay, log on to our administrative platform, at ECTI Submissions If you have already purchased a subscription to this journal, please login to your account to access your subscription.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities14%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine5.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences4.8%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 4 |
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 | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 3 |
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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,210 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 46 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
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 websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
Manuscript limit 9,500 words, blind Model summary
The manuscript should be no longer than 9,500 words (inclusive of notes) and blind, with all references to the author removed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review via Scholastica Model summary
We are now using Scholastica for our online peer-review submission system.
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 Pennsylvania Press
- ISSN
- 0193-5380
- Electronic ISSN
- 1935-0201
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about EIGHTEENTH CENTURY-THEORY AND INTERPRETATION
What CAS zone is EIGHTEENTH CENTURY-THEORY AND INTERPRETATION in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index EIGHTEENTH CENTURY-THEORY AND INTERPRETATION?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, EIGHTEENTH CENTURY-THEORY AND INTERPRETATION is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is EIGHTEENTH CENTURY-THEORY AND INTERPRETATION open access, and what is the APC?
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY-THEORY AND INTERPRETATION 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: .