Journal profile · LITERATURE
Science Fiction Studies
ISSN 0091-7729 · eISSN 2327-6207 · SF-TH Inc.
Science Fiction Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); subscription journal; 57 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Science Fiction Studies is published by SF-TH Inc. 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 Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction, Digital Games and Media and Gothic Literature and Media Analysis, together about 36% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Science Fiction Studies (SFS) is a refereed scholarly journal devoted to the study of the genre of science fiction, broadly defined. It publishes articles about science fiction and book reviews on science fiction criticism; it does not publish fiction. SFS is widely considered to be the premier academic journal in its field, with strong theoretical, historical, and international coverage. ISSN: 0091-7729 eISSN: 2327-6207 Published: March, July, November Impact Factor: 0.4 CiteScore: 0.5 Managing Editor: Sherryl Vint, University of California, Riverside
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative FictionArts and Humanities20.5%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences8%
- Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisSocial Sciences7.6%
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial LifePhysics and Astronomy6.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities5.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.4%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4.8%
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 | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,799 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 57 | 20 | 6 |
| 2024 | 74 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 79 | 3 | 26 |
| 2022 | 95 | 2 | 34 |
| 2021 | 89 | 5 | 57 |
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
- SF-TH Inc.
- ISSN
- 0091-7729
- Electronic ISSN
- 2327-6207
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53, Issue 2 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Science Fiction Studies
What CAS zone is Science Fiction Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Science Fiction Studies is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Science Fiction Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 25.
Which databases index Science Fiction Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Science Fiction Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Science Fiction Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Science Fiction 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, 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: .