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Theatre Survey

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1960

ISSN1475-4533

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.145

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

3,525

Total Citations

3,347

2yr Mean Citedness

0.03

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in 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

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1475-4533

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ2

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