Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Theory Now
ISSN 2605-2822 · Editorial Universidad de Granada · Spain
Theory Now: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Theory Now is published by Editorial Universidad de Granada. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics, Latin American Literature Analysis and Spanish Literature and Culture Studies, together about 31.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities15.6%
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities9%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities6.6%
- French Literature and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities5.8%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities5.6%
- Critical Theory and Political PhilosophySocial Sciences5.6%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities4.6%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q3 | 711/1186 | 40th |
| Philosophy | Q3 | 665/891 | 25th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 273 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 23 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 28 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 30 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 13 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 24 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 13 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Editorial Universidad de Granada
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, French, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2605-2822
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Theory Now
How long does peer review take at Theory Now?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 weeks. 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 Theory Now?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Theory Now is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Theory Now open access, and what is the APC?
Theory Now is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .