Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Orbit (Cambridge)
ISSN 2398-6786 · Open Library of Humanities · United Kingdom
Orbit (Cambridge): diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Orbit (Cambridge) is published by Open Library of Humanities. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Contemporary Literature and Criticism, Modern American Literature Studies and American and British Literature Analysis, together about 55.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (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
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities32.4%
- Modern American Literature StudiesArts and Humanities15.4%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities7.8%
- American Literature and CultureArts and Humanities6.9%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities5.4%
- Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative FictionArts and Humanities4.5%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities4%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities3.3%
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
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q3 | 770/1186 | 35th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 171 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 37 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Open Library of Humanities
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2398-6786
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Orbit (Cambridge)
How long does peer review take at Orbit (Cambridge)?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Orbit (Cambridge)?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Orbit (Cambridge) is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Orbit (Cambridge) open access, and what is the APC?
Orbit (Cambridge) is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .