Journal profile · THEATER
Theatre Research International
ISSN 0307-8833 · eISSN 1474-0672 · Cambridge University Press
Theatre Research International: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; median 240 days to acceptance (40 articles, last 24 months); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Cambridge University Press will have ceased publication of Theatre Research International on completion of Volume 50 / 2025. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: No longer published by Cambridge University Press Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Theatre Research International is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 3 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, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism, together about 41.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Theatre Research International publishes articles on theatre practices in their social, cultural, and historical contexts, their relationship to other media of representation, and to other fields of inquiry. The journal seeks to reflect the evolving diversity of critical idioms prevalent in the scholarship of differing world contexts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): THEATER
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities24.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.3%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities7.8%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences7.4%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities7.1%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine4.6%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.1%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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 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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 48.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,585 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79 | 25 | 0 |
| 2025 | 43 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 47 | 19 | 12 |
| 2023 | 46 | 29 | 65 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 24 |
| 2021 | 63 | 31 | 115 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
240 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 16 days – 342 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 54 days (40 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 271 days
- Sample
- 40 articles with submission and acceptance dates (131 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access articles
Irish Studies All issues Most cited Latest issue FirstView articles
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0307-8833
- Electronic ISSN
- 1474-0672
- Society / sponsor
- International Federation for Theatre Research
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Theatre Research International
What CAS zone is Theatre Research International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Theatre Research International is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Theater. 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.
How long does peer review take at Theatre Research International?
Based on the dates recorded on 40 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 240 days (interquartile range 16–342 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Theatre Research International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Theatre Research International is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Theatre Research International open access, and what is the APC?
Theatre Research International is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .