Journal profile · LITERATURE, GERMAN, DUTCH, SCANDINAVIAN
Seminar A Journal of Germanic Studies
ISSN 0037-1939 · eISSN 1911-026X · University of Toronto Press
Seminar A Journal of Germanic Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 53 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Seminar A Journal of Germanic Studies is published by University of Toronto Press 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 German Literature and Culture Studies, German legal, social, and political studies and Cinema History and Criticism, together about 52.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE, GERMAN, DUTCH, SCANDINAVIAN
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities38.9%
- German legal, social, and political studiesSocial Sciences9.6%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities4%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities4%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities3.9%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities3.7%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities3.7%
- German History and SocietyArts and Humanities3.6%
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, German, Dutch, Scandinavian | 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, German, Dutch, Scandinavian | Zone 3 |
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, German, Dutch, Scandinavian | 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,878 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 0 | 38 |
| 2025 | 53 | 1 | 92 |
| 2024 | 39 | 1 | 76 |
| 2023 | 39 | 0 | 188 |
| 2022 | 38 | 1 | 104 |
| 2021 | 37 | 0 | 81 |
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
- University of Toronto Press
- ISSN
- 0037-1939
- Electronic ISSN
- 1911-026X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Seminar A Journal of Germanic Studies
What CAS zone is Seminar A Journal of Germanic Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Seminar A Journal of Germanic Studies is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian. 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.
Which databases index Seminar A Journal of Germanic Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Seminar A Journal of Germanic Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Seminar A Journal of Germanic Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Seminar A Journal of Germanic 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; 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: .