Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Foreign Literature Studies
ISSN 1003-7519 · Central China Normal University
Foreign Literature Studies: subscription journal; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Foreign Literature Studies is published by Central China Normal University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative and World Literature, American and British Literature Analysis and Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics, together about 33.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities13%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities10.9%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities9.3%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities8.5%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities8.1%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities5.3%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities4.9%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities4.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q3 | 592/1186 | 49th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 120 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 34 | 0 | 2 |
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
- Central China Normal University
- ISSN
- 1003-7519
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Foreign Literature Studies
Which databases index Foreign Literature Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Foreign Literature Studies is indexed in Scopus.
Is Foreign Literature Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Foreign Literature Studies 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: .