Journal profile · THEATER
TDR-The Drama Review-The Journal of Performance Studies
ISSN 1054-2043 · eISSN 1531-4715 · MIT Press
TDR-The Drama Review-The Journal of Performance Studies: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 53 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
TDR-The Drama Review-The Journal of Performance Studies is published by MIT Press and is in Zone 2 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 Theater, Performance, and Music History, together about 51.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
TDR is scholarly, accessible, and dynamic with a global appeal. Each article is tightly focused, but the effect of the whole is of a broad range of topics. TDR is at the cutting edge of performance studies. TDR supports progressive political and social movements and ideas. TDR is inclusive and interdisciplinary. Written by and for scholars and artists—and their students—TDR is where leaders and future leaders of performance studies go for performance texts, performative writing, editorials, reviews, and articles about the performing arts, performance in everyday life, politics, popular entertainment, business, and sports.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): THEATER
Editor-in-chief Richard SchechnerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 14%); most named United States 6, Mainland China 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities33.1%
- Diversity and Impact of DancePsychology10.7%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities7.5%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities4.3%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities3.7%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities3.1%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 2 |
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)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 491OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 37.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,939 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 53 | 30 | 15 |
| 2024 | 61 | 41 | 48 |
| 2023 | 73 | 48 | 121 |
| 2022 | 78 | 28 | 62 |
| 2021 | 91 | 13 | 136 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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 accepted9
- articleArticle*Length not stated
- booksBooksLength not stated
- consortium issuesConsortium IssuesLength not stated
- in memoryIn MemoryLength not stated
- letterLetterLength not stated
- performance textPerformance TextLength not stated
- provocationProvocationLength not stated
- student essayStudent Essay*Length not stated
- tdr commentTDR CommentLength not stated
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
- MIT Press
- ISSN
- 1054-2043
- Electronic ISSN
- 1531-4715
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about TDR-The Drama Review-The Journal of Performance Studies
What CAS zone is TDR-The Drama Review-The Journal of Performance Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, TDR-The Drama Review-The Journal of Performance Studies is in Zone 2 of Arts, and in Zone 2 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.
Where are the editorial board members of TDR-The Drama Review-The Journal of Performance Studies based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index TDR-The Drama Review-The Journal of Performance Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, TDR-The Drama Review-The Journal of Performance Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is TDR-The Drama Review-The Journal of Performance Studies open access, and what is the APC?
TDR-The Drama Review-The Journal of Performance Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .