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Frontiers of Narrative Studies
ISSN 2509-4882 · eISSN 2509-4890
Frontiers of Narrative Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers of Narrative Studies 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 Narrative Theory and Analysis, Contemporary Literature and Criticism and Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, together about 45.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities30.5%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities7.9%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology7.2%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences6.9%
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
- Crime and Detective Fiction StudiesArts and Humanities3.9%
- Comics and Graphic NarrativesArts and Humanities3.6%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities3.3%
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 | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 3 |
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 2 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 212 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 15 | 5 | 13 |
| 2023 | 21 | 13 | 17 |
| 2022 | 17 | 11 | 22 |
| 2021 | 16 | 4 | 25 |
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 | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
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
- ISSN
- 2509-4882
- Electronic ISSN
- 2509-4890
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontiers of Narrative Studies
What CAS zone is Frontiers of Narrative Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Frontiers of Narrative Studies is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Literary Theory & Criticism / Literature. 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 Frontiers of Narrative Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers of Narrative Studies is indexed in ESCI.
Is Frontiers of Narrative Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers of Narrative Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,712.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .