Journal profile · LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
Interdisciplinary Literary Studies
ISSN 1524-8429 · eISSN 2161-427X · Penn State University Press
Interdisciplinary Literary Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Interdisciplinary Literary Studies is published by Penn State 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 Music History and Culture, Contemporary Literature and Criticism and Poetry Analysis and Criticism, together about 23.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities8.9%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities7.8%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities6.9%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities5.1%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities4.9%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities4.9%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities4.7%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities4.7%
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 | Literary Theory & Criticism | 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 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
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 536 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 31 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 27 | 1 | 13 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 37 | 1 | 27 |
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
- Penn State University Press
- ISSN
- 1524-8429
- Electronic ISSN
- 2161-427X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Interdisciplinary Literary Studies
What CAS zone is Interdisciplinary Literary Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Interdisciplinary Literary Studies is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literary Theory & Criticism. 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 Interdisciplinary Literary Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Interdisciplinary Literary Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Interdisciplinary Literary Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Interdisciplinary Literary 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .