Journal profile · LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
Partial Answers-Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas
ISSN 1565-3668 · eISSN 1936-9247 · Johns Hopkins University Press
Partial Answers-Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Partial Answers-Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas is published by Johns Hopkins 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 Narrative Theory and Analysis, Contemporary Literature and Criticism and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
It is devoted to the interdisciplinary study of literature and the history of ideas. It publishes articles that explore the ways in which literary texts can be perceived both as works of art and as testing grounds for ideas; literary works participate in the history of ideas, whether understood as a continuous line of development, as a process of inheriting and correcting schemas, or as a sequence of archeological layers; literary texts negotiate ideological changes; period concepts and debates impinge on the shape of the literary texts; the evolution of ideas affects our reading of the literature of the past; individual texts reflect the changing ideas about literature itself.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities10.2%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities9.4%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences8.8%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities6.2%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities5.9%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities4.3%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities3.7%
- American Jewish Fiction AnalysisArts and Humanities3.6%
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 | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 2 |
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 2 |
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 |
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
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 626 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 36 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 22 | 1 | 17 |
| 2023 | 24 | 1 | 11 |
| 2022 | 26 | 8 | 14 |
| 2021 | 27 | 2 | 21 |
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- editorialart_alt check Submission Guidelines The editorial board will consider articles of 3,000 to 10,000 words, written in accordance with The Chicago Manual of Style,…main text ≤ 10,000 words
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 1565-3668
- Electronic ISSN
- 1936-9247
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Partial Answers-Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas
What CAS zone is Partial Answers-Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Partial Answers-Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Literary Theory & Criticism. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Partial Answers-Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Chicago; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Partial Answers-Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Partial Answers-Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Partial Answers-Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas open access, and what is the APC?
Partial Answers-Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas 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: .