Journal profile · LITERATURE, GERMAN, DUTCH, SCANDINAVIAN
Oxford German Studies
ISSN 0078-7191 · eISSN 1745-9214 · Taylor & Francis
Oxford German Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 82 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 40% (journal website); 46 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Oxford German Studies is published by Taylor & Francis 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 German Literature and Culture Studies, Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies and Literature and Cultural Memory, together about 45% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Oxford German Studies is a fully refereed journal aiming to present contributions from all countries and to represent as wide a range of topics and approaches throughout German studies as can be achieved. OGS publishes articles on German literary and cultural studies broadly conceived including interdisciplinary and comparative topics, and to contributions from neighbouring areas such as language study and linguistics, history, philosophy, sociology, music, and art history. It now also includes reviews of books concerned with the same range: any aspect of German literary and cultural studies from the Middle Ages to the present day, film and visual culture, theatre and performance studies, history, as well as reviews of German-to-English literary translations. Articles and reviews can be written in English or German. OGS also features a review section, and invites publishers and reviewers to get in touch with suggestions and expressions of interest. OGS covers reviews of books concerned with any aspect of German literary and cultural studies from the Middle Ages to the present day, film and visual culture, theatre and performance studies, history, as well as reviews of German-to-English literary translations. For more information or suggestions, please get in touch with the Reviews Editor Dr Stephan Ehrig. OGS was founded in 1965 by Ernest Stahl, Peter Ganz, Malcolm Pasley, and Jim Reed to promote the study of German language and literature from the Middle Ages to the present day. At least one issue of four per year is a collection of articles on a range of diverse subjects in the familiar format, and one is usually a themed issue addressing a particular subject, author, or period. The third and fourth issues vary between general and themed issues from year to year.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE, GERMAN, DUTCH, SCANDINAVIAN
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 9, United States 1, Germany 1, Australia 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities25.8%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities10.7%
- Literature and Cultural MemoryArts and Humanities8.6%
- German Colonialism and Identity StudiesArts and Humanities6%
- German History and SocietyArts and Humanities5.7%
- Philosophy and Historical ThoughtArts and Humanities4.3%
- Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelArts and Humanities4%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences3.8%
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, German, Dutch, Scandinavian | 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, German, Dutch, Scandinavian | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: British Humanities Index, Current Abstracts, Genamics JournalSeek, Humanities International Complete, International Bibliography of Periodicals Literature (IBZ), Linguistics and Language Behaviour Abstracts, MLA Periodicals Index Online, TOC Premier
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.11Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 44,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,097 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 46 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024 | 53 | 22 | 19 |
| 2023 | 39 | 19 | 7 |
| 2022 | 26 | 12 | 14 |
| 2021 | 31 | 8 | 25 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 40%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 82 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Oxford German Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review type: fully refereed Model summary
Oxford German Studies is a fully refereed journal
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0078-7191
- Electronic ISSN
- 1745-9214
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 4 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Oxford German Studies
What CAS zone is Oxford German Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Oxford German Studies is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian. 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.
What is the impact factor of Oxford German Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.2, h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at Oxford German Studies?
The publisher reports about 82 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 40%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Oxford German Studies based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (9), United States (1) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Oxford German Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Oxford German Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Oxford German Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Oxford German Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .