Journal profile · LITERATURE
Victorian Literature and Culture
ISSN 1060-1503 · eISSN 1470-1553 · Cambridge University Press
Victorian Literature and Culture: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Victorian Literature and Culture is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Literature: history, themes, analysis, Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, together about 23.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Victorian Literature and Culture seeks to publish innovative scholarship of broad interest to the field. We are especially interested in work that contributes or responds to the current moment of heightened methodological reflection, theoretical energy, and formal experimentation. We welcome submissions that aim to reimagine the field of Victorian studies in the twenty-first century, whether by interrogating the field’s scope, boundaries, methods, and shibboleths; leveraging new or neglected conceptual resources; exploring new archives; discovering or establishing new cross-field connections; or engaging anew with the field’s own history. We are open to experiments in genre and form and welcome queries about the suitability of particular submissions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Editor-in-chief Rebecca MitchellPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 33, United Kingdom 8, Canada 2 (43 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities11.8%
- Adaptive optics and wavefront sensingPhysics and Astronomy5.9%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical ResearchPhysics and Astronomy5.8%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences5.3%
- Travel Writing and LiteratureArts and Humanities5.2%
- Advanced optical system designEngineering4.9%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities4.9%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | 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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 217OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 60.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,478 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 42 | 28 | 26 |
| 2023 | 85 | 58 | 53 |
| 2022 | 36 | 22 | 43 |
| 2021 | 45 | 20 | 106 |
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
- 1060-1503
- Electronic ISSN
- 1470-1553
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Victorian Literature and Culture
What CAS zone is Victorian Literature and Culture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Victorian Literature and Culture is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Literature. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Where are the editorial board members of Victorian Literature and Culture based?
Of the 43 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (33), United Kingdom (8) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Victorian Literature and Culture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Victorian Literature and Culture is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Victorian Literature and Culture open access, and what is the APC?
Victorian Literature and Culture 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .