Journal profile · THEATER
Stanislavski Studies
ISSN 2056-7790 · eISSN 2054-4170 · Taylor & Francis
Stanislavski Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 49 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 80% (journal website); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Stanislavski Studies is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Theatre and Performance Studies, Diversity and Impact of Dance and Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary Research, together about 63.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Stanislavski Studies is a peer-reviewed journal with an international scope. It focuses not only on Stanislavski’s work as actor, director and teacher but more broadly on his influence and legacy which can be seen in the work of many of the twentieth-century’s most influential theatre-makers: these will include Lee Strasberg, Sanford Meisner, Michael Chekhov, Stella Adler, Vakhtangov, Komissarjevsky, Meyerhold and the many others who were directly influenced by Stanislavski’s theories and practice. Intended to be accessible to both the academic reader and the practitioner, Stanislavski Studies collects together some of the best contemporary, international scholarship, translations of original articles written in Russian, and information about major research resources. As a forum for the analysis and discussion of the history, legacy and application of Stanislavski’s theories it will publish articles that investigate, take issue with, and consider the applications of his theories to contemporary theatre. The journal will contain reviews of essential new publications in the field, interviews and profiles, occasional play texts and discussion papers. The journal will be of interest to academics and professional practitioners and teachers interested in acting, directing, international theatre research, scenography, dramaturgy, voice and movement, Russian, non-Western and popular theatre forms.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): THEATER
Editor-in-chief Stefan AquilinaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities50%
- Diversity and Impact of DancePsychology8.5%
- Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary ResearchArts and Humanities4.7%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities4.2%
- Historical and Modern Theater StudiesPsychology3.6%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities2.8%
- Art Therapy and Mental HealthArts and Humanities2.8%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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) 2025
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.12Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 19,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 313 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 19 | 6 | 10 |
| 2023 | 26 | 5 | 24 |
| 2022 | 18 | 8 | 12 |
| 2021 | 16 | 3 | 14 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 80%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
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)
Article types accepted3
- articleThe journal will contain reviews of essential new publications in the field, interviews and profiles, occasional play texts and discussion papers.Length not stated
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
- review articleReview ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Stanislavski 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. Model summary
Stanislavski 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 re…
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
- 2056-7790
- Electronic ISSN
- 2054-4170
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Stanislavski Studies
What CAS zone is Stanislavski Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Stanislavski Studies is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Theater. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Stanislavski Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 6.
How long does peer review take at Stanislavski Studies?
The publisher reports about 49 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 80%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Stanislavski Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Stanislavski Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Stanislavski Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Stanislavski 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, Publisher website, 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: .