Journal profile · LITERATURE
ISLE-Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment
ISSN 1076-0962 · eISSN 1759-1090 · The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE)
ISLE-Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,328; 104 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ISLE-Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment is published by The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) 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 Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature, American Environmental and Regional History and Geographies of human-animal interactions, together about 48.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities24.9%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science13.1%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences10.4%
- Environmental Philosophy and EthicsEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences4.5%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Religion, Ecology, and EthicsSocial Sciences3.4%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities3%
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 | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | 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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 371OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,586 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 17 | 2 |
| 2025 | 104 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 89 | 12 | 20 |
| 2023 | 88 | 17 | 55 |
| 2022 | 76 | 12 | 54 |
| 2021 | 107 | 20 | 117 |
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 | USD 2,328 | — | — |
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
- The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE)
- ISSN
- 1076-0962
- Electronic ISSN
- 1759-1090
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ISLE-Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment
What CAS zone is ISLE-Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ISLE-Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 ISLE-Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ISLE-Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is ISLE-Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment open access, and what is the APC?
ISLE-Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,328.
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: .