Journal profile · LITERATURE
Poetics Today
ISSN 0333-5372 · eISSN 1527-5507 · Duke University Press
Poetics Today: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Poetics Today is published by Duke University Press and is in Zone 2 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, Language, Metaphor, and Cognition and Poetry Analysis and Criticism, together about 36.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Poetics Today brings together scholars from throughout the world who are concerned with developing systematic approaches to the study of literature (e.g., semiotics and narratology) and with applying such approaches to the interpretation of literary works. Poetics Today presents a remarkable diversity of methodologies and examines a wide range of literary and critical topics. Several thematic special issues are published in each volume, and each issue contains a book review section.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities14.9%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology14.7%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities6.6%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities5%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities4.7%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities3.9%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities3.8%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 2 |
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 | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 128OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 898OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,358 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 6 | 12 |
| 2024 | 47 | 7 | 89 |
| 2023 | 39 | 9 | 62 |
| 2022 | 40 | 2 | 196 |
| 2021 | 43 | 9 | 201 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- ISSN
- 0333-5372
- Electronic ISSN
- 1527-5507
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Poetics Today
What CAS zone is Poetics Today in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Poetics Today is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Literature. 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 Poetics Today?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Poetics Today is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Poetics Today open access, and what is the APC?
Poetics Today 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: .