Journal profile
Acta Iassyensia Comparationis
ISSN 1584-6628 · eISSN 2285-3871 · Editura Universităţii "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" Iaşi · Romania
Acta Iassyensia Comparationis: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 52 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Iassyensia Comparationis is published by Editura Universităţii "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" Iaşi. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Spanish Literature and Culture Studies, Historical and Literary Analyses and African history and culture studies, together about 19.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Comparative Literature Department of the Faculty of Letters of the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University (Iaşi, Romania) is the editor of ACTA IASSYENSIA COMPARATIONIS, an academic open-access peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the interdisciplinary studies stimulated and justified by the universality of the literary phenomena in their close connections with the other arts and related humanistic fields, such as cultural anthropology, the history of ideas and mentalities, cultural and gender studies. Contributions to our journal have come from different parts of the world: EUROPE, AFRICA, NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA, and we count among our collaborators recognized and distinguished specialists, as well as young researchers. The journal is published by the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University Press. *** Founded by Professor IOAN CONSTANTINESCU in 2003 as an academic journal of world and comparative literature, Acta Iassyensia Comparationis has, over time, expanded in scope and significance while preserving its thematic profile. Since 2013, it has been published exclusively online and is currently issued annually (having appeared biannually between 2013 and 2025). We welcome: scholarly articles in one of the following languages: Romanian, English, French, German, Spanish and Italian; book reviews (in one of the languages mentioned above). Submission and publication of articles and book reviews, as well as access to the online AIC journal are tax exempt. ISSN (online) 2285 – 3871 ISSN–L = 1584 – 6628
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Cătălin Constantinescu UniversitateaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 1, France 1, Canada 1, Greece 1, Argentina 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities6.5%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities6.5%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Spanish Culture and IdentityArts and Humanities6.1%
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology5.3%
- French Literature and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities5.3%
- European Cultural and National IdentitySocial Sciences5.3%
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities4.6%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 302 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 0 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 0 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 1 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 10 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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-ND | |
| 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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- 5–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- articlesArticles Main Text: Articles may be written in Romanian, English, French, German, Italian or Spanish, and the body of the text (the article without title, abstr…Length not stated
- book reviewant topics in the field of the journal. Book reviews should have between 1,000 and 1,500 words and should conform to the format recommended for articles (main text ≤ 1,500 words
- book reviewsBook Reviews The reviews should deal with recent (not more than two years since publication at the time of the submission) books on relevant topics in the field…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open access peer-reviewed journal. Model summary
ACTA IASSYENSIA COMPARATIONIS, an academic open-access peer-reviewed journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject manuscripts that do not conform to the guidelines. Model summary
The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject the manuscripts that do not conform to the above guidelines.
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
- Editura Universităţii "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" Iaşi
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, Romanian, German
- ISSN
- 1584-6628
- Electronic ISSN
- 2285-3871
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Iassyensia Comparationis
How long does peer review take at Acta Iassyensia Comparationis?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Iassyensia Comparationis?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 5–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Iassyensia Comparationis based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (1), France (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Iassyensia Comparationis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Iassyensia Comparationis is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Acta Iassyensia Comparationis open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Iassyensia Comparationis 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .