Journal profile · ART
WINTERTHUR PORTFOLIO-A JOURNAL OF AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE
ISSN 0084-0416 · eISSN 1545-6927 · University of Chicago Press
WINTERTHUR PORTFOLIO-A JOURNAL OF AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
WINTERTHUR PORTFOLIO-A JOURNAL OF AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE is published by University of Chicago 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 Art History and Market Analysis, American Environmental and Regional History and Art, Politics, and Modernism, together about 27.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frequency: 3 issues/year ISSN: 0084-0416 E-ISSN: 1545-6927 Winterthur Portfolio fosters knowledge of the North American past by publishing articles on material culture and the historical contexts within which artifacts developed. The journal presents interdisciplinary scholarship that critically engages art history, history, geography, ethnology, archaeology, anthropology, craft, design, and literature. It publishes articles that are analytical and synthetic rather than descriptive, and it encourages submissions by scholars underrepresented in material culture studies. View content coverage periods and institutional full-run subscription rates for Winterthur Portfolio. Media Censorship campaigns can have a way of backfiring. Look no further than the fate of America's most prolific censor Read the Winterthur Portfolio article cited in MSN October 7, 2025 Seizure of Sally Mann’s photographs in Texas revives old debates about obscenity and freedom of expression Read the Winterthur Portfolio article cited in Yahoo! News February 17, 2025 In defense of lip fillers, botox and plastic surgery Read the Winterthur Portfolio article cited in The Michigan Daily February 7, 2023 All media
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ART
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Art History and Market AnalysisArts and Humanities12%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities7.9%
- Historical Art and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities7.9%
- Architecture, Design, and Social HistoryArts and Humanities5.4%
- Photography and Visual CultureArts and Humanities4.7%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities4.3%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering4.3%
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 | Art | Zone 4 |
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,373 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 36 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 35 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 36 | 2 | 23 |
| 2021 | 46 | 0 | 7 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- University of Chicago Press
- ISSN
- 0084-0416
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-6927
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about WINTERTHUR PORTFOLIO-A JOURNAL OF AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE
What CAS zone is WINTERTHUR PORTFOLIO-A JOURNAL OF AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, WINTERTHUR PORTFOLIO-A JOURNAL OF AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 4 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.
Which databases index WINTERTHUR PORTFOLIO-A JOURNAL OF AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, WINTERTHUR PORTFOLIO-A JOURNAL OF AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is WINTERTHUR PORTFOLIO-A JOURNAL OF AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE open access, and what is the APC?
WINTERTHUR PORTFOLIO-A JOURNAL OF AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .