Journal profile · THEATER
Theater
ISSN 0161-0775 · eISSN 1527-196X · Duke University Press
Theater: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Theater is published by Duke University Press and is in Zone 4 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, Theater, Performance, and Music History and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 51.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): THEATER
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities41.2%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities5.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.1%
- Diversity and Impact of DancePsychology4.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary ResearchArts and Humanities3.7%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities3.4%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| 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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,299 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 36 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 31 | 21 | 13 |
| 2023 | 27 | 25 | 0 |
| 2022 | 33 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 32 | 5 | 9 |
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
- Duke University Press
- ISSN
- 0161-0775
- Electronic ISSN
- 1527-196X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Theater
What CAS zone is Theater in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Theater is in Zone 4 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.
Which databases index Theater?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Theater is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Theater open access, and what is the APC?
Theater 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .