Journal profile · THEATER
Studies in Theatre and Performance
ISSN 1468-2761 · eISSN 2040-0616 · Taylor & Francis
Studies in Theatre and Performance: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 266 days to acceptance (42 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 27% (journal website); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studies in Theatre and Performance 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, Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism and Irish and British Studies, together about 50.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal is part of our Collective Pathway to Open Publishing pilot. If the journal reaches the required revenue threshold, all articles accepted during the current calendar year will be published open access at no cost to authors. An international, peer-reviewed journal, Studies in Theatre and Performance ( STP) publishes work that explores theatre and performance practice across histories, cultures, and fields of interdisciplinary enquiry. We have a deliberately open editorial brief and a policy of rotating editorial roles for limited terms to ensure that the journal functions as an inclusive and flexible space for scholars in the discipline of theatre and performance studies to publish their work both individually and collectively, and to train and develop as editors and research leaders. In recent years, we have focused, in particular, on supporting early-career researchers and those from the Global South to take their work to publication. Articles in STP reflect a broad spectrum of methodological enquiry, and encompass research informed by practice, direct observation of/engagement with practitioners, and critical engagement with play-texts and performances. STP is sponsored by DramaHE (UK) and reflects that organisation’s commitment to supporting teaching, learning, and research in drama, theatre, and performance in the broadest sense. STP aspires to contribute to the expansion of academic vocabularies, methodologies, and ways of writing beyond the established forms of standard Anglophone scholarship, and we welcome submissions from scholars writing from African, Asian, Oceanic, and Latin American contexts. Our typical submission format takes the form of full-length research articles (6,000-8,000 words); however, we also publish scripts, transcripts and, where we can support appropriate formats, Practice as Research (PaR) portfolios, of varying lengths. Our Reviews section provides space for reviews of publications, performances or events, or responses, interviews, or interventions into live discussions pertaining to theatre as practice and academic discipline. In addition to peer-reviewed research articles, the journal includes a Forum section dedicated to critical contributions, such as performance reviews, interviews, and manifestos. Forum is intended to accommodate forms of writing that sit adjacent to, rather than fully within, the conventions of the research article or book review. These shorter contributions prioritise exploratory, situate
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): THEATER
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 6 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities36.7%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities7.1%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences7%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities6.4%
- Diversity and Impact of DancePsychology5.8%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities4.2%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences2.7%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.17Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.89Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 66,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 907 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 8 |
| 2025 | 51 | 34 | 27 |
| 2024 | 34 | 24 | 22 |
| 2023 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 26 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021 | 37 | 16 | 62 |
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
266 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 91 days – 468 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (42 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 272 days
- Sample
- 42 articles with submission and acceptance dates (70 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 100 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 248 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 accepted7, with length limits
- forum contributionsIn addition to peer-reviewed research articles, the journal includes a Forum section dedicated to critical contributions, such as performance reviews, interview…Length not stated
- practice as research (par) portfolioshowever, we also publish scripts, transcripts and, where we can support appropriate formats, Practice as Research (PaR) portfolios, of varying lengths.Length not stated
- research articleon format takes the form of full-length research articles (6,000-8,000 words); however, we also publish scripts, transcripts and, wheremain text ≤ 8,000 words
- research articlesOur typical submission format takes the form of full-length research articles (6,000-8,000 words)Length not stated
- reviewsOur Reviews section provides space for reviews of publications, performances or events, or responses, interviews, or interventions into live discussions pertain…Length not stated
- scriptshowever, we also publish scripts, transcripts and, where we can support appropriate formats, Practice as Research (PaR) portfolios, of varying lengths.Length not stated
- transcriptshowever, we also publish scripts, transcripts and, where we can support appropriate formats, Practice as Research (PaR) portfolios, of varying lengths.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Gold open access option available. Model summary
Studies in Theatre and Performance is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. 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 readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not…
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
- 1468-2761
- Electronic ISSN
- 2040-0616
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Studies in Theatre and Performance
What CAS zone is Studies in Theatre and Performance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Studies in Theatre and Performance is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Theater. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Studies in Theatre and Performance?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Studies in Theatre and Performance?
Based on the dates recorded on 42 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 266 days (interquartile range 91–468 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 27%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Studies in Theatre and Performance based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Studies in Theatre and Performance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studies in Theatre and Performance is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Studies in Theatre and Performance open access, and what is the APC?
Studies in Theatre and Performance 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: .