Journal profile · THEATER
Theater heute
ISSN 0040-5507 · Friedr. Vieweg and Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
Theater heute: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 394 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Theater heute is published by Friedr. Vieweg and Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH 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 German Literature and Culture Studies, Arts, Culture, and Music Studies and Libraries and Information Services, together about 39.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): THEATER
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities15.8%
- Arts, Culture, and Music StudiesSocial Sciences15.7%
- Libraries and Information ServicesArts and Humanities8.3%
- German Colonialism and Identity StudiesArts and Humanities7%
- Memory, History, Trauma, IdentityArts and Humanities6%
- Psychology, Coaching, and TherapyPsychology5%
- German History and SocietyArts and Humanities4.5%
- German legal, social, and political studiesSocial Sciences4%
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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,883 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 345 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 394 | 24 | 4 |
| 2024 | 372 | 78 | 7 |
| 2023 | 375 | 79 | 64 |
| 2022 | 397 | 95 | 10 |
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
- Friedr. Vieweg and Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
- ISSN
- 0040-5507
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Theater heute
What CAS zone is Theater heute in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Theater heute 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 heute?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Theater heute is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Theater heute open access, and what is the APC?
Theater heute 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: .