Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Acta Facultatis Philosophicae Universitatis Ostravienis Studia Germanistica
ISSN 1803-408X · eISSN 2571-0273 · University of Ostrava, Faculty of Arts · Czechia
Acta Facultatis Philosophicae Universitatis Ostravienis Studia Germanistica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Facultatis Philosophicae Universitatis Ostravienis Studia Germanistica is published by University of Ostrava, Faculty of Arts. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistic research and analysis, Linguistic Education and Pedagogy and German Literature and Culture Studies, together about 55% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The main fields of interest are German linguistics, German literature, didactics of German as a foreign language and cultural studies. Besides documenting current developments in research both in the Czech Republic and internationally, the journal also includes reviews of recently published books and reports from international conferences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Editor-in-chief PhDr. Lenka VaňkováPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 5, Czechia 4, Poland 1, Austria 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities26.7%
- Linguistic Education and PedagogyArts and Humanities17.9%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities10.4%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.6%
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities4.6%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.2%
- linguistics and terminology studiesArts and Humanities3.8%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 99 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Articles not complying with the Publishing Ethics will not be published in Studia Germanistica. Model summary
Articles not complying with the Publishing Ethics will not be published in Studia Germanistica.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Ostrava, Faculty of Arts
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- German
- ISSN
- 1803-408X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2571-0273
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Facultatis Philosophicae Universitatis Ostravienis Studia Germanistica
How long does peer review take at Acta Facultatis Philosophicae Universitatis Ostravienis Studia Germanistica?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Facultatis Philosophicae Universitatis Ostravienis Studia Germanistica based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (5), Czechia (4) and Poland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Facultatis Philosophicae Universitatis Ostravienis Studia Germanistica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Facultatis Philosophicae Universitatis Ostravienis Studia Germanistica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Facultatis Philosophicae Universitatis Ostravienis Studia Germanistica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Facultatis Philosophicae Universitatis Ostravienis Studia Germanistica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .