Journal profile · Multiple
Oxford Literary Review
ISSN 0305-1498 · eISSN 1757-1634 · Edinburgh University Press
Oxford Literary Review: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Oxford Literary Review is published by Edinburgh University Press 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 Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism, Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature and Posthumanist Ethics and Activism, together about 35.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Readers may also be interested in The OLR Supplement [https://olrsupplement.com]. This is an open-access, non peer-reviewed platform for matters relating to or arising from the main journal, in the form of additional academic book reviews, essays on culture and politics, and interviews or conversations. If you would like to contribute to the Supplement, contact reviews editor Jonathan Basile (j.basile@utoronto.ca).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities27.4%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities4%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences3.8%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology3.8%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities3.8%
- Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsPsychology3.8%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities3.8%
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences3.7%
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 Theory & Criticism | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | 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 Theory & Criticism | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | 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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 972 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 44 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 | 5 | 16 |
| 2023 | 25 | 3 | 9 |
| 2022 | 29 | 3 | 10 |
| 2021 | 23 | 0 | 5 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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
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)
Article types accepted3
- academic book reviewsin the form of additional academic book reviews, essays on culture and politics, and interviews or conversationsLength not stated
- essays on culture and politicsin the form of additional academic book reviews, essays on culture and politics, and interviews or conversationsLength not stated
- interviews or conversationsin the form of additional academic book reviews, essays on culture and politics, and interviews or conversationsLength not stated
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
- Edinburgh University Press
- ISSN
- 0305-1498
- Electronic ISSN
- 1757-1634
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Oxford Literary Review
What CAS zone is Oxford Literary Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Oxford Literary Review is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literary Theory & Criticism / Philosophy. 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 Oxford Literary Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Oxford Literary Review is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Oxford Literary Review open access, and what is the APC?
Oxford Literary Review 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: .