Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
South Central Review
ISSN 0743-6831 · eISSN 1549-3377 · Johns Hopkins University Press
South Central Review: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
South Central Review is published by Johns Hopkins University 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 American and British Literature Analysis, Poetry Analysis and Criticism and Literature: history, themes, analysis, together about 22.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities8.8%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities7.3%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities6.3%
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities5.7%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities5.4%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities4.9%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences4.7%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | 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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 303OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,954 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 47 | 1 | 34 |
| 2024 | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 29 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 47 | 1 | 15 |
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 0743-6831
- Electronic ISSN
- 1549-3377
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about South Central Review
What CAS zone is South Central Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, South Central Review is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. 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 South Central Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, South Central Review is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is South Central Review open access, and what is the APC?
South Central Review is a fully open-access 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: .