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Theater

Duke University Press · United States · ISSN 0161-0775, 1527-196X

ITS Journal Score39.1
Global rank#29,345
Field rank—
h-index20
Open access 2021–202545%

Overview

Theater, published by Duke University Press (United States), published 159 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 28 citations in those years. Its h-index is 20 and its two-year mean citedness is 0.16. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #29,345 of 62,158 ranked journals.

Key figures

Papers 2021–2025159
Citations 2021–202528
Citations per paper0.2
h-index20
i10-index51
2-year mean citedness0.16
Open-access share45%
Change in papers, 2020→2025+38%
Article fee (APC)Not recorded

Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.

Papers and citations by year

YearPapersCitations receivedOpen-access papers
20202670
20213295
20223366
202327025
2024311321
202536015

What it publishes

The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.

Similar journals

Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.

JournalFieldScorePapers 2021–2025Open access
Canadian Theatre ReviewArts and Humanities38.03821%
Theatre Research InternationalArts and Humanities40.324458%
Contemporary Theatre ReviewArts and Humanities43.519536%
TDR/The Drama ReviewArts and Humanities55.235648%
New Theatre QuarterlyArts and Humanities40.920340%
Asian Theatre JournalArts and Humanities37.71752%
Theatre JournalArts and Humanities47.55873%
Modern DramaArts and Humanities39.22662%

Identity and sources

  • ISSN-L: 0161-0775
  • Print ISSN: 0161-0775
  • Electronic ISSN: 1527-196X
  • Publisher: Duke University Press
  • Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
  • Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
  • OpenAlex: S4210227130
  • Journal website: muse.jhu.edu

Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.

Questions

What is the ITS Journal Score of Theater?

It is 39.1 out of 100, which places it #29,345 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.

What is the impact factor of Theater?

This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 0.16.

Is Theater open access?

45% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.

Does Theater charge a publication fee?

No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.

Transparent methodology

How the ITS Journal Score works

One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.

A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.

What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.