Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory
ISSN 1077-4254 · eISSN 1471-681X · Oxford University Press
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Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory: subscription journal; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory is published by Oxford University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics, Marxism and Critical Theory and Visual Culture and Art Theory, together about 32.3% of its articles. (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 Humanities21.8%
- Marxism and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities5.9%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities4.6%
- Cultural, Social, and Media StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Cultural, Media, and Literary StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences4.2%
- Cultural Studies and PostmodernismSocial Sciences4.2%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q3 | 622/1186 | 47th |
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q3 | 405/697 | 41st |
| History | Q3 | 1266/1936 | 34th |
| Philosophy | Q3 | 630/891 | 29th |
| Language and Linguistics | Q4 | 854/1137 | 24th |
| Cultural Studies | Q4 | 1079/1434 | 24th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q4 | 956/1221 | 21st |
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
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International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 636 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2025 | 16 | 6 | 101 |
| 2024 | 21 | 3 | 75 |
| 2023 | 18 | 1 | 93 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 66 |
| 2021 | 17 | 3 | 70 |
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
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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.
Before you submit
Three checks before submitting to Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics, Marxism and Critical Theory.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 1077-4254
- Electronic ISSN
- 1471-681X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory
Which databases index Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory is indexed in Scopus.
Is Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory open access, and what is the APC?
Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory 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; 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: .