Journal profile · THEATER
Theatre Survey
ISSN 0040-5574 · eISSN 1475-4533 · Cambridge University Press
Theatre Survey: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 81 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 Survey on completion of Volume 66 / 202 5. 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 Survey is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 2 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 44.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Theatre Survey is chartered by the American Society for Theatre Research as a theatre history journal. Its theatrical and historical orientations are broadly conceived. Performance-centered and historiographic studies from all points across the historical, cultural, and methodological spectra are welcome. Recent issues have included an article on the early professional deaf theatre in post-Stalinist Soviet Union, a study of the gestural vocabulary found in surviving images of early commedia dell'arte, a philosophical treatise by Alan Badiou, and an essay on the impact of neoliberalism—from the classroom to the department to the “global university”—that suggests how theatre and performance scholars might approach the political difficulties currently threatening the mission of higher education.
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 Humanities21.9%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities15.3%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities7.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary ResearchArts and Humanities5.3%
- Diversity and Impact of DancePsychology4.7%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.1%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 2 |
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 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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 60%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,543 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 81 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 50 | 13 | 3 |
| 2023 | 73 | 19 | 4 |
| 2022 | 96 | 7 | 4 |
| 2021 | 103 | 12 | 22 |
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
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0040-5574
- Electronic ISSN
- 1475-4533
- Society / sponsor
- American Society for Theatre Research
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Theatre Survey
What CAS zone is Theatre Survey in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Theatre Survey is in Zone 2 of Arts, and in Zone 2 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.
Which databases index Theatre Survey?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Theatre Survey is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Theatre Survey open access, and what is the APC?
Theatre Survey 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: .