Journal profile · LITERATURE
REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES
ISSN 0034-6551 · eISSN 1471-6968 · Oxford University Press
REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,451; 115 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES is published by Oxford 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 Financial Crisis of the 21st Century, Modernist Literature and Criticism and Medieval Literature and History, together about 30.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Financial Crisis of the 21st CenturyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.6%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities10.9%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities7.7%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities6.8%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities6.2%
- Joseph Conrad and LiteratureArts and Humanities5.4%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Historical Art and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities4.9%
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 | Literature | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 1 |
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 380OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 61.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 15,112 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 115 | 34 | 4 |
| 2024 | 90 | 21 | 6 |
| 2023 | 114 | 28 | 15 |
| 2022 | 104 | 20 | 101 |
| 2021 | 102 | 36 | 69 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 3,375 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 0034-6551
- Electronic ISSN
- 1471-6968
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES
What CAS zone is REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Literature. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES open access, and what is the APC?
REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,451.
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: .