Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
French Studies Bulletin
ISSN 0262-2750 · eISSN 1748-9180 · Oxford University Press
French Studies Bulletin: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,189; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
French Studies Bulletin is published by Oxford University 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 Criticism, French Historical and Cultural Studies and Legal case studies and regulations, together about 25.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- French Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities9%
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities8.7%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences8.1%
- French Literature and PoetryArts and Humanities7.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.9%
- Communism, Protests, Social MovementsSocial Sciences4.4%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 46.34%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,683 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 26 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023 | 27 | 14 | 14 |
| 2022 | 25 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 27 | 4 | 19 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,785 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 0262-2750
- Electronic ISSN
- 1748-9180
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about French Studies Bulletin
What CAS zone is French Studies Bulletin in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, French Studies Bulletin is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. 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.
Which databases index French Studies Bulletin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, French Studies Bulletin is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is French Studies Bulletin open access, and what is the APC?
French Studies Bulletin is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,189.
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: .