Journal profile · LITERATURE, ROMANCE
French forum
ISSN 0098-9355 · eISSN 1534-1836 · University of Pennsylvania Press
French forum: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 45 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
French forum is published by University of Pennsylvania Press and 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 French Literature and Critical Theory, French Literature and Poetry and French Literature and Criticism, together about 30.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE, ROMANCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- French Literature and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities11.9%
- French Literature and PoetryArts and Humanities9.5%
- French Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities9.4%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences9%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities5.9%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities5.6%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities4.7%
- Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities4.2%
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, Romance | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, Romance | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 963 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 34 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 27 | 2 | 10 |
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 Pennsylvania Press
- ISSN
- 0098-9355
- Electronic ISSN
- 1534-1836
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about French forum
What CAS zone is French forum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, French forum is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Literature, Romance. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index French forum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, French forum is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is French forum open access, and what is the APC?
French forum 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: .