Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Studies in American Humor
ISSN 2333-9934 · eISSN 0095-280X · Penn State University Press
Studies in American Humor: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studies in American Humor is published by Penn State University Press and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are American Literature and Humor Studies, Humor Studies and Applications and Rhetoric and Communication Studies, together about 62.7% 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 Literature and Humor StudiesArts and Humanities28.6%
- Humor Studies and ApplicationsPsychology28.4%
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities5.7%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities5.4%
- Comics and Graphic NarrativesArts and Humanities5%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities4.8%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities2.9%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q1 | 114/1186 | — |
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q1 | 121/697 | — |
| History | Q1 | 397/1936 | — |
| Cultural Studies | Q2 | 444/1434 | — |
| Linguistics and Language | Q2 | 486/1221 | — |
| Psychology (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 89/118 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 83.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 632 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 0 | 72 |
| 2025 | 19 | 0 | 204 |
| 2024 | 26 | 0 | 217 |
| 2023 | 28 | 0 | 176 |
| 2022 | 37 | 0 | 285 |
| 2021 | 41 | 0 | 181 |
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
- Penn State University Press
- ISSN
- 2333-9934
- Electronic ISSN
- 0095-280X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Studies in American Humor
What CAS zone is Studies in American Humor in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Studies in American Humor is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Studies in American Humor?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studies in American Humor is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Studies in American Humor open access, and what is the APC?
Studies in American Humor 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .