Journal profile
Acta Periodica Duellatorum
ISSN 2064-0404 · eISSN 2813-5970 · Bern Open Publishing · Switzerland
Acta Periodica Duellatorum: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 2 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Periodica Duellatorum is published by Bern Open Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education, Sports, Gender, and Society and Historical and Archaeological Studies, together about 48.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To foster this emerging field of research, APD publishes contributions that conform to the highest scientific standards. We welcome submissions in the form of research articles, "states of research" or historiographical studies, editions of short texts, research notes, and book reviews.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Daniel JaquetPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and EducationSocial Sciences32.6%
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences8.6%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities7.1%
- Physical education and sports games researchPsychology6.4%
- Doping in SportsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences3.4%
- Sports and Physical Education StudiesSocial Sciences3%
- Mechanics and Biomechanics StudiesEngineering3%
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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 162 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 16 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- articlesArticles are scholarly pieces of writing (6'000-12'000 words) that presents original research, reviews existing studies, or proposes theoretical advancements in…Length not stated
- book reviewBook reviews are critical evaluations (1'000-2'000 words) of a recently published academic book, typically written by an expert in the field. It serves to infor…Length not stated
- book reviewsBook reviews are critical evaluations (1'000-2'000 words) of a recently published academic book, typically written by an expert in the field.Length not stated
- research notesResearch Notes are scholarly pieces of writing (3'000-6'000 words) that presents an original research or a recent finding in a specific field related to the stu…Length not stated
- reviewch notes between 3,000-6,000 words, and reviews of books or conferences between 1,000-2,000 words. Image, illustration, dataset All images, illustrations andmain text ≤ 2,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics Publication ethics and Plagiarism
APD endeavours to ensure the high quality of its publications. It adheres to high standards of ethical behaviour and expects them to be adhered to by all parties involved in the publication. This includes the author, journal editor, peer reviewers, and publisher. APD follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) for the preservation of scientific integrity.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
All works published open access with APD are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Model summary
APD is an open access journal. This means that all content is freely available to the user without charge in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, and use the content for any lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. The content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
All content of APD is peer reviewed. Accepted articles in open issues (standard issues) are reviewed by a double blind peer review process. Articles in edited issues (proceedings or thematic issues) are reviewed by the editors and a single blind peer review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Publication ethics and Plagiarism
APD endeavours to ensure the high quality of its publications. It adheres to high standards of ethical behaviour and expects them to be adhered to by all parties involved in the publication. This includes the author, journal editor, peer reviewers, and publisher. APD follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) for the preservation of scientific integrity.
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
- Bern Open Publishing
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2064-0404
- Electronic ISSN
- 2813-5970
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 2 (May 2026)
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Periodica Duellatorum
How long does peer review take at Acta Periodica Duellatorum?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Which databases index Acta Periodica Duellatorum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Periodica Duellatorum is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Acta Periodica Duellatorum open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Periodica Duellatorum 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: .