Journal profile · LITERATURE, ROMANCE
Romance Studies
ISSN 0263-9904 · eISSN 1745-8153 · Taylor & Francis
Romance Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Romance Studies is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are French Literature and Criticism, French Literature and Critical Theory and Historical and Literary Studies, together about 24.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Romance Studies, founded in 1982 by Valerie Minogue and Brian Nelson, is an international, fully refereed journal devoted to the study of the Romance literatures and cultures. With a distinguished advisory panel representative of leading research across the disciplines, the journal is a forum for both established scholars and new researchers worldwide. The editors offer constructive criticism where appropriate and advise young scholars and new contributors on the effective presentation of their material. A single, broadly-defined theme provides the focus for most issues whilst articles on other subjects are also invited. The journal encourages new theoretical engagements and is open to the full range of comparative and interdisciplinary approaches. Romance Studies publishes articles written in English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE, ROMANCE
Editor-in-chief Lloyd Hughes DaviesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 34, United States 20, Australia 2, France 1, Portugal 1 (58 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- French Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities10.1%
- French Literature and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities7.2%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences6.9%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities6.4%
- French Literature and PoetryArts and Humanities6.4%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities5.4%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities5.2%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, Romance | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature, Romance | 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, Romance | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ABELL, Academic Search, Alumni Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Advanced Placement Source, British Humanities Index, Current Abstracts, Genamics JournalSeek, Humanities International Complete, International Bibliography of Periodicals Literature (IBZ), MLA Periodicals Index Online, TOC Premier
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
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.13Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.45Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 22,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,221 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 24 | 11 | 16 |
| 2022 | 17 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 18 | 8 | 7 |
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
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select); open access publishing optional. Model summary
Romance Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readers…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review for open access articles. Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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
- 0263-9904
- Electronic ISSN
- 1745-8153
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43, Issue 3-4 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Romance Studies
What CAS zone is Romance Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Romance Studies is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Literature, Romance. 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.
What is the impact factor of Romance Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.3, h-index 14.
Where are the editorial board members of Romance Studies based?
Of the 58 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (34), United States (20) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Romance Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Romance Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Romance Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Romance Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .