Journal profile · LITERATURE
Narrative
ISSN 1063-3685 · eISSN 1538-974X · Ohio State University Press
Narrative: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Narrative is published by Ohio State University Press and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Narrative Theory and Analysis, Contemporary Literature and Criticism and Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, together about 46.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities25.6%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities10.9%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology10.1%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities5.7%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences5.6%
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities4.2%
- Comics and Graphic NarrativesArts and Humanities3.9%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 1 |
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 196OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 609 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 21 | 8 | 4 |
| 2024 | 19 | 4 | 28 |
| 2023 | 20 | 1 | 34 |
| 2022 | 54 | 16 | 202 |
| 2021 | 23 | 4 | 139 |
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
- Ohio State University Press
- ISSN
- 1063-3685
- Electronic ISSN
- 1538-974X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Narrative
What CAS zone is Narrative in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Narrative is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Literature. 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 Narrative?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Narrative is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Narrative open access, and what is the APC?
Narrative 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: .