Journal profile · ART
Third Text
ISSN 0952-8822 · eISSN 1475-5297 · Taylor & Francis
Third Text: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 242 days (first decision after review, publisher); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Third Text is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Art, Politics, and Modernism, Cultural Industries and Urban Development and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 26.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Included in the Thomson Reuters Arts & Humanities Citation Index Third Text has established itself as the leading international journal dedicated to the critical analysis of contemporary art in the global field. It has brought with that analysis a particular focus on both the impact of globalisation on cultural practices and the lessons of postcolonial theory. The journal has created a significant archive of critical knowledge to benefit artists, researchers and art historians. Third Text offers a platform to pursue timely dialogue about experimental cultures, to advance independent education, and to study the historical and current conditions of art’s practice, reception and distribution worldwide. Click for full statement Peer Review Policy: All research articles published in this journal have undergone peer review based on initial editorial screening.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ART
Editor-in-chief Richard Dyer ASSISTANTPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities14.3%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.6%
- Photography and Visual CultureArts and Humanities4.1%
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 | Art | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Art | 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 | Art | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
OCLC, Art Index, ARTbibliographies Modern, BHA Bibliography of the History of Art, British Humanities Index, Current Abstracts, Film Literature Index, Humanities International Index, Index Islamicus, International Bibliography of the Social SciencesPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.11Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.03Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 281OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 141,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,192 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 43 | 24 | 11 |
| 2023 | 37 | 13 | 13 |
| 2022 | 41 | 8 | 37 |
| 2021 | 48 | 7 | 109 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
242 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision
- 146 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 242 daysPublisher website ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- research articlesAll research articles published in this journal have undergone peer review based on initial editorial screening.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Third Text is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: all research articles undergo peer review based on initial editorial screening. Model summary
All research articles published in this journal have undergone peer review based on initial editorial screening.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0952-8822
- Electronic ISSN
- 1475-5297
- Society / sponsor
- Third Text
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 3-4 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Third Text
What CAS zone is Third Text in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Third Text is in Zone 2 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Art. 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.
What is the impact factor of Third Text?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Third Text?
The publisher reports about 242 days (first decision after review). 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 Third Text?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Third Text is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Third Text open access, and what is the APC?
Third Text is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .