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Journal of Beckett Studies
ISSN 0309-5207 · eISSN 1759-7811 · Edinburgh University Press
Journal of Beckett Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Beckett Studies is published by Edinburgh University Press and 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 Samuel Beckett and Modernism, Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism and Theatre and Performance Studies, together about 65.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Beckett Studies has been the journal of record for the established and expanding field of Beckett studies for forty years. Founded by Beckett's biographer James Knowlson and well-known Beckett critic John Pilling in 1976, the journal covers topics such as corporeality, disability, politics, psychology, aesthetics, gender, translations, modernism and more.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Samuel Beckett and ModernismArts and Humanities31.8%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities21.6%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities12.2%
- Kierkegaardian Philosophy and InfluenceArts and Humanities10.2%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities6.5%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine2.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering2.5%
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 | Theater | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature, British Isles | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Literature, British Isles | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 1 |
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 | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, British Isles | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Theater | 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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 932 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 24 | 9 | 3 |
| 2023 | 29 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 34 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021 | 28 | 0 | 11 |
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
- Edinburgh University Press
- ISSN
- 0309-5207
- Electronic ISSN
- 1759-7811
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Beckett Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Beckett Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Beckett Studies is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Literary Theory & Criticism / Theater / Literature, British Isles. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Beckett Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Beckett Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Beckett Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Beckett 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, Publisher website; 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: .