Journal profile · LITERARY REVIEWS
Overland
ISSN 0030-7416 · eISSN 1444-3163 · S. Murray-Smith
Overland: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 7 articles a year; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Overland is published by S. Murray-Smith 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 Australian History and Society, Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism and Educational Leadership and Practices, together about 34.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Overland fosters new, original and progressive writing exploring the relationship between politics and culture, especially literature, and brings that work to as many people as possible. Editorially, we’re committed to publishing underrepresented perspectives on issues rarely given space in traditional media.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERARY REVIEWS
Editor-in-chief Evelyn AraluenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences19.9%
- Commonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismSocial Sciences9.7%
- Educational Leadership and PracticesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences4.3%
- Interdisciplinary Cultural and Social StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- American Sports and LiteratureArts and Humanities4.3%
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences3.8%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
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 | Literary Reviews | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literary Reviews | Zone 3 |
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 | Literary Reviews | 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
- 0.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 295 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Self-archiving
- Publication ethics
Not-for-profit magazine supporting writers and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. Model summary
Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Unpublishing requests considered case-by-case; granted only in rare cases with compelling legal reasons, safety issues, or unambiguous harm. Model summary
Once published, work remains online. Unpublishing requests are considered on a case-by-case basis and granted only in rare cases involving compelling legal reasons, safety issues, or unambiguous harm.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- S. Murray-Smith
- ISSN
- 0030-7416
- Electronic ISSN
- 1444-3163
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Overland
What CAS zone is Overland in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Overland is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literary Reviews. 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 Overland?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Overland is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Overland open access, and what is the APC?
Overland 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, Publisher website; 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: .