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Prose Studies-History Theory Criticism
ISSN 0144-0357 · eISSN 1743-9426 · Taylor & Francis
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Prose Studies-History Theory Criticism: hybrid open access; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2024 (Volume 44, Issue 1-3): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Prose Studies-History Theory Criticism is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Autobiographical and Biographical Writing, Renaissance Literature and Culture and American and British Literature Analysis, together about 31.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal has ceased (2025). Launched in 1977, Prose Studies is a peer-reviewed literary studies journal devoted to the study of nonfiction prose in all historical and contemporary contexts. The journal is committed to publishing rigorously argued scholarship from diverse theoretical and interpretive approaches. We are, likewise, dedicated to a broad and inclusive definition of the genre in all its varied forms. Trenchant and persuasive arguments for aesthetic innovation and social revolution alike can be found in essays, prefaces, reviews, speeches, sermons, and pamphlets. The manifestos of artistic movements are quite as aesthetically innovative and complex as their poetry and art. Life writing in all its incarnations—from autobiographies and memoirs, to letters, journals, and blogs—speaks to the global as much as to the local. Moreover, the tweets of today’s activists and public intellectuals are equally as deserving of scholarly attention as the canonical essays of previous generations. Prose Studies invites essays that employ a variety of approaches, such as those adopting interdisciplinary analyses and those combining substantial analysis of nonfiction prose with discussion of other genres. We also invite scholarship on marginalized and lesser-known authors and work that explores nonfiction prose in transnational contexts. While we welcome essays on works not written in English, all article submissions should be in English and should include translations of any non-English texts. Peer Review Policy: Essays submitted for potential publication undergo editorial screening and double anonymized review, in most cases by two reviewers. Book reviews are normally commissioned and reviewed by the Book Reviews Editor, in consultation with the Editors in Chief and, on occasion, members of the Editorial Board. Queries may be directed to the Editors in Chief, Anna Maria Jones and Lisa Hager. Those interested in reviewing books, or having their books reviewed, may contact the Book Reviews Editor, Carmen Faye Mathes. Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Autobiographical and Biographical WritingArts and Humanities13.2%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities10.2%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities8.5%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities6.5%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities5.5%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities5.1%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities5.1%
- Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities4.8%
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
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q4 | 929/1186 | 21st |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in ESCI on 16 March 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
OCLC, America: History and Life, British Humanities Index, Historical Abstracts, Modern Humanities Research Annual Bibliography, International Bibliography of Book Reviews, M L A International Bibliography, Periodicals Index Online, R I L M Abstracts of Music LiteraturePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.64%LetPub ·
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,099 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 299 |
| 2024 | 20 | 2 | 267 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 2022 | 21 | 3 | 369 |
| 2021 | 23 | 4 | 369 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 accepted2
- book reviewBlack Iconoclasm: Public Symbols, Racial Progress, and Post/Ferguson America Mell Rivera Díaz Book Review | Published online: 20 Jan 2025Length not stated
- research articleJane Marcet’s conversational chemistry and the domestication of science S. R. Trzinski Research Article | Published online: 5 May 2025Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review, in most cases by two reviewers, with editorial screening. Model summary
Peer Review Policy: Essays submitted for potential publication undergo editorial screening and double anonymized review, in most cases by two reviewers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0144-0357
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-9426
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 44, Issue 1-3 (2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Prose Studies-History Theory Criticism
Which databases index Prose Studies-History Theory Criticism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Prose Studies-History Theory Criticism is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Prose Studies-History Theory Criticism open access, and what is the APC?
Prose Studies-History Theory Criticism is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .