Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Journal of Romance Studies
ISSN 1473-3536 · eISSN 1752-2331 · Berghahn
Journal of Romance Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Romance Studies is published by Berghahn 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 Human auditory perception and evaluation, Educational Robotics and Engineering and Legal case studies and regulations, together about 23.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering8.4%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science7.8%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences7%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences6.8%
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities6.6%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities6%
- Spanish Culture and IdentityArts and Humanities5.3%
- Latin American Literature StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | 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
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,209 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 21 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 24 | 5 | 13 |
| 2022 | 35 | 8 | 10 |
| 2021 | 28 | 2 | 2 |
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
- Berghahn
- ISSN
- 1473-3536
- Electronic ISSN
- 1752-2331
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Romance Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Romance Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Romance Studies is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Romance Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Romance Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Romance Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Romance 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: .