Canadian Review of American Studies

Aims & Scope

Canadian Review of American Studies is the leading American Studies journal outside the United States and the only journal in Canada that deals with cross-border themes and their implications for multicultural societies.

Published three times a year, the journal aims to further multi- and interdisciplinary analyses of the culture of the US and of social relations between the US and Canada.

CRAS is a dynamic and innovative journal, providing unique perspectives and insights in an increasingly complex and intertwined world of extraordinarily difficult problems that continue to call for thoughtful scholarly input.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.108

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	9

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Joy in Labour: The Politicization of Craft from the Arts and Crafts Movement to Etsy

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Michele

• “Join the Knitting Revolution”: Third-Wave Feminist Magazines and the Politics of Domesticity

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Elizabeth

• Rehearsing for the Plague: Citizens, Security, and Simulation

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Melanie

• Rakes, Coquettes and Republican Patriarchs: Class, Gender and Nation in Early American Sentimental Fiction

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Gareth

• Black Women and State-Sanctioned Violence: A History of Victimization and Exclusion

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Breea C.

• Puritan Theories of History In Hawthorne's Fiction

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Paula K.

• Shooting the Movement: Black Panther Party Photography and African American Protest Traditions

  Citation: 19

  Authors: T.N.

• From Policy Research to Political Advocacy: The Changing Role of Think Tanks in American Politics

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Donald E.

• Considering the Connoisseur: Probing the Language of Taste

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Charlene

• Gender, Race, and the Colonial Body: Carson McCullers's Filipino Boy, and David Henry Hwang's Chinese Woman

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Robert K.

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