Journal profile · LITERATURE, AMERICAN
Steinbeck Review
ISSN 1546-007X · eISSN 1754-6087 · Penn State University Press
Steinbeck Review: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Steinbeck Review is published by Penn State 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 Literature and Culture, American and British Literature Analysis and Poetry Analysis and Criticism, together about 85.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Steinbeck Review is an authorized publication on the life and works of American novelist John Steinbeck (1902–1968). It publishes scholarly articles; notes; book and performance reviews; creative writing; original artwork; and short intercalary pieces offering fresh perspectives, including notes on contemporary references to Steinbeck, discussions of the contexts of his work, and an occasional poem.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE, AMERICAN
Editor-in-chief Barbara A. HeavilinPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Literature and CultureArts and Humanities37.3%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities29.1%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities18.9%
- Borges, Kipling, and Jewish IdentityArts and Humanities4.4%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities2%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences1.1%
- Autobiographical and Biographical WritingArts and Humanities0.8%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science0.6%
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, American | 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, American | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MLA International Bibliography, Scimago Journal & Country RankPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,036 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 28 | 0 | 17 |
| 2022 | 23 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 26 | 1 | 9 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access initiative Model summary
Welcome to PSU Press Unlocked, our new open access initiative.
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
- Penn State University Press
- ISSN
- 1546-007X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1754-6087
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Steinbeck Review
What CAS zone is Steinbeck Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Steinbeck Review is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature, American. 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 Steinbeck Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Steinbeck Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Steinbeck Review open access, and what is the APC?
Steinbeck Review 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: .