Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies
ISSN 1526-1018 · Journal of Ayn Rand Studies Foundation
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The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies: subscription journal; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2023 (Volume 23, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies is published by Journal of Ayn Rand Studies Foundation. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Philosophical Ethics and Theory, Ayn Rand and Brontë studies and Political Philosophy and Ethics, together about 46.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies is an affiliated journal of the Council of Editors of Learned Journals. It is not aligned with any advocacy group, institute, or person. Available on the Scholarly Publishing Collective. The July 2023 double issue is the Grand Finale in the 23-year history of JARS! Thank you to all our readers!…
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities20%
- Ayn Rand and Brontë studiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15.9%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences10.1%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities8.6%
- Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsArts and Humanities5.4%
- American Literature and CultureArts and Humanities4.2%
- Society, Economy, and Ethics ResearchSocial Sciences3.5%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q1 | 242/1160 | — |
| Philosophy | Q2 | 374/854 | — |
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SSCIAHCIERIH PLUSCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Portico, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, International Political Science Abstracts, MLA International Bibliography, MLA Directory of Periodicals, Project Muse, Portico (full back issue, dark archives)
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 385 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2023 | 14 | 1 | 36 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 27 |
| 2021 | 21 | 2 | 103 |
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
- Journal of Ayn Rand Studies Foundation
- ISSN
- 1526-1018
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 1 (2023)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies
Which databases index The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists SSCI, AHCI, ERIH PLUS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies open access, and what is the APC?
The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .