Journal profile · LITERATURE, AMERICAN
LEGACY
ISSN 0748-4321 · University of Nebraska Press
LEGACY: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 12 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
LEGACY is published by University of Nebraska Press 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 American and British Literature Analysis, Literature: history, themes, analysis and American Constitutional Law and Politics, together about 34.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE, AMERICAN
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities13.7%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities11.1%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences9.7%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences9.1%
- American Literature and CultureArts and Humanities8.6%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities6.4%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
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, American | 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, American | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature, American | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,209 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 36 | 22 | 1 |
| 2023 | 30 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24 | 0 | 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
- University of Nebraska Press
- ISSN
- 0748-4321
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about LEGACY
What CAS zone is LEGACY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, LEGACY is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature, American. 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 LEGACY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, LEGACY is indexed in Scopus.
Is LEGACY open access, and what is the APC?
LEGACY 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: .