Journal profile · LITERARY REVIEWS
Sinn und Form
ISSN 0037-5756 · Aufbau-Verlag GmbH
Sinn und Form: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 35 articles a year; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sinn und Form is published by Aufbau-Verlag GmbH 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, Poetry Analysis and Criticism and German legal, social, and political studies, together about 56.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LITERARY REVIEWS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities38.8%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities11%
- German legal, social, and political studiesSocial Sciences6.9%
- Autobiographical and Biographical WritingArts and Humanities6.8%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities3.6%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities2.7%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities2.4%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities2.3%
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 | Literary Reviews | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literary Reviews | 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 | Literary Reviews | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,748 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 86 | 0 | 4 |
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
- Aufbau-Verlag GmbH
- ISSN
- 0037-5756
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sinn und Form
What CAS zone is Sinn und Form in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sinn und Form is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Literary Reviews. 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.
Which databases index Sinn und Form?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sinn und Form is indexed in Scopus.
Is Sinn und Form open access, and what is the APC?
Sinn und Form 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: .