Journal profile · LITERATURE
Extrapolation
ISSN 0014-5483 · eISSN 2047-7708 · Liverpool University Press
Extrapolation: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Extrapolation is published by Liverpool University 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 Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction, Themes in Literature Analysis and Gothic Literature and Media Analysis, together about 32.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative FictionArts and Humanities14.4%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities10.6%
- Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisSocial Sciences7.5%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities6.1%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences5.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.8%
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities3.8%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine3.7%
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 | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | 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 | Literature | 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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,914 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 22 | 3 | 13 |
| 2023 | 25 | 5 | 10 |
| 2022 | 24 | 2 | 22 |
| 2021 | 23 | 6 | 9 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Liverpool University Press
- ISSN
- 0014-5483
- Electronic ISSN
- 2047-7708
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Extrapolation
What CAS zone is Extrapolation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Extrapolation is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Literature. 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 Extrapolation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Extrapolation is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Extrapolation open access, and what is the APC?
Extrapolation is a hybrid 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: .