ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE N/AScopus Q1SCImago #18,974Hybrid

TDR-The Drama Review-The Journal of Performance Studies

Identifier (ISSN):1054-2043(Print)/1531-4715(Online)
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Publisher:MIT Press
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.4– 0
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
N/A
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for TDR-The Drama Review-The Journal of Performance Studies

WoS N/A
00110.320230.420240.420250.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.255
#18,974

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
34

34 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRN/A
Self-Citation Rate50%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
19articles/year
37.5% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

TDR traces the broad spectrum of performances, studying performances in their aesthetic, social, economic, and political contexts. With an emphasis on experimental, avant-garde, intercultural, and interdisciplinary performance, TDR covers performance art, theatre, dance, music, visual art, popular entertainments, media, sports, rituals, and the performance in and of politics and everyday life. Each fully illustrated issue includes: -Articles on theatre, dance, popular entertainments, rituals, politics, and social life: the whole broad spectrum of performance -Original contributions to performance theory -Editorial comments, critical analysis, and book reviews -Articles by social scientists, cultural commentators, theorists, artists, scholars, and critics -Interviews with performers, choreographers, directors, composers, and performance artists -Texts of performance works -Translations of important new and decisive archival writings on performance

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Arts & HumanitiesHistoryPhilosophySociologyPolitical ScienceLawComputer SciencePsychologyGeographyPhysicsBiologyLinguisticsArchaeology
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRAHCI2026

THEATER

N/A
RankN/A
IndexAHCI
JCIAHCI2026

THEATER

Q1
Rank3/48
IndexAHCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.4
Articles / Year19
Total Citations1
2025
IF0.4
Articles / Year53
Total Citations10
2024
IF0.4
Articles / Year61
Total Citations26
2023
IF0.3
Articles / Year73
Total Citations111
2022
IF—
Articles / Year78
Total Citations50

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #18,974Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2002-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and Humanities
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.255

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.59

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,494 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations77
3-Year Documents149
Citable Documents142

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate53.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 50%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Arts & Humanities
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区THEATER
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

TDR-The Drama Review-The Journal of Performance Studies (ISSN: 1054-2043) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of THEATER, published by MIT Press in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.40, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.255 (Q1), an H-index of 34.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 19 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,494 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
MIT Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
AHCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28