Journal profile · ART
Journal of Illustration
ISSN 2052-0204 · eISSN 2052-0212
Journal of Illustration: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Illustration is in Zone 3 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Art Education and Development, Comics and Graphic Narratives and Visual Culture and Art Theory, together about 27.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ART
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities11.8%
- Comics and Graphic NarrativesArts and Humanities8.9%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities6.6%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities5.9%
- Crafts, Textile, and DesignArts and Humanities5.3%
- Digital Media and Visual ArtComputer Science5.3%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities4.3%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 224 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 25 | 3 | 25 |
| 2023 | 23 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
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
- ISSN
- 2052-0204
- Electronic ISSN
- 2052-0212
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Illustration
What CAS zone is Journal of Illustration in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Illustration is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Art. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Illustration?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Illustration is indexed in ESCI.
Is Journal of Illustration open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Illustration 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .