Journal profile · LITERATURE
NOVEL A Forum on Fiction
ISSN 0029-5132 · eISSN 1945-8509 · Duke University Press
NOVEL A Forum on Fiction: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NOVEL A Forum on Fiction is published by Duke 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 Contemporary Literature and Criticism, Literature: history, themes, analysis and Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies, together about 30.7% 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
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities14.6%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities8.1%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities8%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities6.2%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities5.9%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4.7%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4.7%
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 275OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,202 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 40 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 35 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 38 | 3 | 30 |
| 2022 | 34 | 5 | 35 |
| 2021 | 46 | 3 | 51 |
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
- Duke University Press
- ISSN
- 0029-5132
- Electronic ISSN
- 1945-8509
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NOVEL A Forum on Fiction
What CAS zone is NOVEL A Forum on Fiction in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, NOVEL A Forum on Fiction is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Literature. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index NOVEL A Forum on Fiction?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NOVEL A Forum on Fiction is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is NOVEL A Forum on Fiction open access, and what is the APC?
NOVEL A Forum on Fiction 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .