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Journal of American Folklore
ISSN 0021-8715 · eISSN 1535-1882 · American Folklore Society
Journal of American Folklore: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 89 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of American Folklore is published by American Folklore Society and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies, Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies and European Linguistics and Anthropology, together about 56.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): FOLKLORE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities34.8%
- Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesArts and Humanities13.1%
- European Linguistics and AnthropologySocial Sciences8.3%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities7.2%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences5.6%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities3.5%
- Arts and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities3.2%
- Cultural and Mythological StudiesArts and Humanities2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Folklore | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Folklore | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Folklore | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | Q1 | 226/1434 | 84th |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 185/692 | 73rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,615OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,128 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100 | 0 | 879 |
| 2025 | 89 | 2 | 2,524 |
| 2024 | 85 | 3 | 2,994 |
| 2023 | 81 | 1 | 3,519 |
| 2022 | 83 | 2 | 3,260 |
| 2021 | 102 | 3 | 4,090 |
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
- American Folklore Society
- ISSN
- 0021-8715
- Electronic ISSN
- 1535-1882
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of American Folklore
What CAS zone is Journal of American Folklore in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of American Folklore is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Folklore. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of American Folklore?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of American Folklore is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of American Folklore open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of American Folklore 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .