Journal profile · THEATER
Theatre Journal
ISSN 0192-2882 · eISSN 1086-332X · Johns Hopkins University Press
Theatre Journal: CAS Zone 1 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); subscription journal; 103 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Theatre Journal is published by Johns Hopkins University Press and is in Zone 1 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). 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 50.1% 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 Humanities27.5%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities11.6%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities11.1%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary ResearchArts and Humanities5.2%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Diversity and Impact of DancePsychology3.6%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 3 |
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
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 628OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,196 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 103 | 7 | 6 |
| 2024 | 121 | 1 | 14 |
| 2023 | 112 | 2 | 17 |
| 2022 | 108 | 1 | 47 |
| 2021 | 143 | 3 | 88 |
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 0192-2882
- Electronic ISSN
- 1086-332X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Theatre Journal
What CAS zone is Theatre Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Theatre Journal is in Zone 1 of Arts, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Theater; it is a Top journal. 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.
Which databases index Theatre Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Theatre Journal is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Theatre Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Theatre Journal 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: .