Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Preternature-Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural
ISSN 2161-2196 · eISSN 2161-2188 · Penn State University Press
Preternature-Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Preternature-Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural is published by Penn State University Press and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies, Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices and Gothic Literature and Media Analysis, together about 42.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities16.9%
- Religious Studies and Spiritual PracticesArts and Humanities15.2%
- Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisSocial Sciences10.5%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities8.8%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities7.5%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities6%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 352 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 19 | 3 | 101 |
| 2021 | 22 | 0 | 51 |
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
- Penn State University Press
- ISSN
- 2161-2196
- Electronic ISSN
- 2161-2188
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Preternature-Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural
What CAS zone is Preternature-Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Preternature-Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Preternature-Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Preternature-Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Preternature-Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural open access, and what is the APC?
Preternature-Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .