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Theatre Survey

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1960

ISSN1475-4533
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
0.101
H-Indexi
25
Total Worksi
3,525
Total Citationsi
3,347
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.03
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Theatre Survey is a leading international journal dedicated to the study of theatre and performance. It publishes original research that engages with a wide range of theoretical, historical, and critical approaches to theatre and performance. The journal welcomes submissions that explore diverse geographical and cultural contexts, as well as those that engage with interdisciplinary methodologies. Theatre Survey is committed to fostering innovative scholarship and to providing a platform for rigorous and engaging debate within the field.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1960
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications3,525
Publisher OrgCambridge University Press
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1475-4533
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind peer review
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
87
12
2019
121
28
2020
103
21
2021
96
4
2022
73
4
2023
50
3
2024
81
2
2025
30
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.

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Theater

Scopus Categories

Visual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Theatre and Performance StudiesTheater, Performance, and Music HistoryShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesCultural Studies and Interdisciplinary ResearchDiversity and Impact of DanceEducational Robotics and EngineeringIrish and British StudiesHistorical Art and Culture StudiesLiterature: history, themes, analysis

Frequently asked questions about Theatre Survey

Is Theatre Survey a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Theatre Survey: 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 Theatre Survey?

Theatre Survey 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 0.03.

Is Theatre Survey indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Theatre Survey is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Theatre Survey?

Theatre Survey is a leading international journal dedicated to the study of theatre and performance. It publishes original research that engages with a wide range of theoretical, historical, and critical approaches to theatre and performance. The journal welcomes submissions that explore diverse geographical and cultural contexts, as well as those that engage with interdisciplinary methodologies. Theatre Survey is committed to fostering innovative scholarship and to providing a platform for rigorous and engaging debate within the field.

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