Journal profile · LITERATURE
Symposium A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures
ISSN 0039-7709 · eISSN 1931-0676 · Taylor & Francis
Symposium A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 5 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 32% (journal website); 57 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Symposium A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies, Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism and Historical and Literary Studies, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Symposium is a quarterly journal of criticism in modern literatures originating in languages other than English. Founded in 1946, the journal is housed in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Syracuse University. Scholars of literature will find research on authors, themes, periods, genres, works, and theory, often through comparative or interdisciplinary studies. The journal publishes unsolicited essays as well as periodic special issues. Most issues include reviews of recent critical monographs in modern literatures. Although primarily in English, issues can include discussions of works in the original language. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two to three anonymous referees. Symposium is a member journal of the Council of Editors of Learned Journals .
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities9.1%
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities8.1%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences8%
- French Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities7.8%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities7%
- Early Modern Spanish LiteratureArts and Humanities6.3%
- French Literature and PoetryArts and Humanities5.7%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities5%
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 | 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 | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, MLA International Bibliography, Research Alert
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.16Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.54Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 15,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 15,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,647 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 57 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 39 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 36 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | 28 | 3 | 13 |
| 2021 | 30 | 0 | 29 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 112 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 112 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication 2025
- 5 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Symposium: A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures 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? Inc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two to three anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two to three anonymous referees.
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
- 0039-7709
- Electronic ISSN
- 1931-0676
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 80, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Symposium A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures
What CAS zone is Symposium A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Symposium A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature. 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.
What is the impact factor of Symposium A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.1, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Symposium A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures?
The publisher reports about 5 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 32% (2025). 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 Symposium A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Symposium A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Symposium A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures open access, and what is the APC?
Symposium A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures is a subscription journal. 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: .