Journal profile · THEATER
Theatre history studies
ISSN 0733-2033 · eISSN 2166-9953 · University of North Dakota Press
Theatre history studies: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Theatre history studies is published by University of North Dakota 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 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism, together about 48.9% 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 Humanities23.5%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities17.8%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities7.6%
- Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary ResearchArts and Humanities7.2%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences4.7%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities3.2%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.1%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| 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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 570 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 29 | 0 | 31 |
| 2021 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
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
- University of North Dakota Press
- ISSN
- 0733-2033
- Electronic ISSN
- 2166-9953
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Theatre history studies
What CAS zone is Theatre history studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Theatre history studies 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 Theatre history studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Theatre history studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Theatre history studies open access, and what is the APC?
Theatre history 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; 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: .