Journal profile · THEATER
Popular Entertainment Studies
ISSN 1837-9303 · University of Newcastle
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Popular Entertainment Studies: subscription journal; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Popular Entertainment Studies is published by University of Newcastle. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Theater, Performance, and Music History, Theatre and Performance Studies and Arts and Performance Studies, together about 58.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): THEATER
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities26%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities23.3%
- Arts and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities9.6%
- World Wars: History, Literature, and ImpactSocial Sciences8.2%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities2.7%
- Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities2.7%
- Military history and social perspectivesSocial Sciences2.7%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences1.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q2 | 227/584 | 60th |
| Music | Q3 | 78/153 | 49th |
| Cultural Studies | Q3 | 638/1127 | 43rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from AHCI for production reasons on 20 September 2023. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 25 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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.
Before you submit
Three checks before submitting to Popular Entertainment Studies
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Theater, Performance, and Music History, Theatre and Performance Studies.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Newcastle
- ISSN
- 1837-9303
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Popular Entertainment Studies
Which databases index Popular Entertainment Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Popular Entertainment Studies is indexed in Scopus.
Is Popular Entertainment Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Popular Entertainment Studies 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; 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: .