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Duke University Press · United States

ISSN0161-0775eISSN1527-196X
SJR Q4WOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.1
H-Indexi
20
Total Worksi
2,284
Total Citationsi
2,494
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.19
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Theater; Literature and Literary Theory; Visual Arts and Performing Arts.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 31 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications2,284
Publisher OrgDuke University Press
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Duke University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0161-0775 / 1527-196X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
28
4
2019
26
7
2020
32
9
2021
33
6
2022
27
0
2023
31
13
2024
36
0
2025
15
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ4
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Theater

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Theatre and Performance StudiesTheater, Performance, and Music HistoryHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiversity and Impact of DanceDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Theater

Is Theater a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Theater: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Theater?

Theater is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.19.

Is Theater indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Theater is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Theater?

Subject areas: Theater; Literature and Literary Theory; Visual Arts and Performing Arts.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref