Journal profile · LITERATURE, ROMANCE
Mester
ISSN 0160-2764 · UCLA Department of Foreign Languages
Mester: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mester is published by UCLA Department of Foreign Languages 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 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism, Spanish Literature and Culture Studies and Latin American Literature Studies, together about 36.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE, ROMANCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities15.1%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities11.8%
- Latin American Literature StudiesSocial Sciences9.8%
- Spanish Culture and IdentityArts and Humanities6.3%
- Cultural and Social Studies in Latin AmericaArts and Humanities6%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Early Modern Spanish LiteratureArts and Humanities4.6%
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities3.6%
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, Romance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, Romance | Zone 4 |
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 | Literature, Romance | 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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 51.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,774 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 2 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| 2022 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 2021 | 39 | 20 | 9 |
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
- UCLA Department of Foreign Languages
- ISSN
- 0160-2764
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mester
What CAS zone is Mester in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mester is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature, Romance. 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 Mester?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mester is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Mester open access, and what is the APC?
Mester 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .