Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Matatu
ISSN 0932-9714 · eISSN 1875-7421 · Brill
Matatu: hybrid open access; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Matatu is published by Brill. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies, Caribbean and African Literature and Culture and African history and culture studies, together about 51.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities24.7%
- Caribbean and African Literature and CultureArts and Humanities19.3%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences7.8%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities6.6%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities5%
- Arts and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities4%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities3.3%
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q3 | 688/1186 | 41st |
| History | Q3 | 1350/1936 | 30th |
| Cultural Studies | Q4 | 1123/1434 | 21st |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1408/1530 | 8th |
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
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,097 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 11 | 59 |
| 2025 | 21 | 12 | 84 |
| 2024 | 20 | 14 | 81 |
| 2023 | 31 | 13 | 78 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | 66 |
| 2021 | 16 | 3 | 86 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 0932-9714
- Electronic ISSN
- 1875-7421
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Matatu
Which databases index Matatu?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Matatu is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Matatu open access, and what is the APC?
Matatu is a hybrid 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: .