Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Adeptus
ISSN 2300-0783 · Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences · Poland
Adeptus: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 70 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Adeptus is published by Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Language and Culture, Central European Literary Studies and Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, together about 43.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Adeptus is an interdisciplinary journal publishing material that contributes to a better understanding of contemporary Slavic cultures and is based on the anthropological and linguistic research, as well as translations of relevant texts in the field and interviews with distinguished scholars. The journal is focused especially on comparisons: among Slavic countries and between Slavic and other European and non-European cultures. Adeptus’ geographical scope are the Slavic countries but also the broadly understood Central Europe – the area that lies between Germany and Russia, including the Baltic region and the Balkans – as well as the entire post-Soviet region: Russia and all the other countries of the former Soviet Union. Adeptus often publishes thematic special issues. The journal encourages the submission of research articles touching on a wide range of topics consistent with Adeptus’ aims and seeking to generate new ideas and inspire readers across different regional and theoretical fields. Submissions from all disciplines and perspectives are welcome. We only publish texts written in Polish or English.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Adrien Quéret-PodestaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 5, France 1, Czechia 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences18.6%
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences13.1%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences11.8%
- Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory StudiesArts and Humanities9.7%
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities8.4%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences6%
- Education and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Crossref, CEEOL, Library of Science, Similarity Check (Crossref), WorldCat
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 70Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 193 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 8
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted5
- interviews and discussionsInterviews and Discussions Interviews related to the theme of the issue, along with comments; academic discussion.Length not stated
- papersPapers Original texts presenting a high level of scholarly competence which are not directly related to the theme of the issue but are consistent with the profi…Length not stated
- polemicsPolemicsLength not stated
- reviewsReviews Presentation of works by young researchers which correspond to the profile of the journal.Length not stated
- thematic articlesThematic Articles Original texts presenting a high level of scholarly competence and related to the theme of the issue.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Authorship credit should be based on: substantial contributions to conception or analysis and interpretation of data; drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and final approval of the version to be published. “Ghostwriting” and “Guest Authorship” The following authorship problems should be prevented before submitting a manuscript: “ghostwriting” and “g…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
A conflict of interest exists when an author (or the author’s institution), reviewer or editor has financial or personal relationships that inappropriately influence his or her actions. These range from those with negligible potential to those with great potential to influence scholarly judgment. A conflict of interest may exist regardless of whether a person is aware of it. The most obvious examp…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
The publisher of the journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and aims to follow COPE’s Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. In the event of ethical misconduct on the part of the author(s) – such as plagiarism, falsifying data or self-plagiarism (a type of plagiarism where the author republishes his/her own work in its entirety or reuses po…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The authors, by giving the Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences (ISS PAS), as the publisher of the journal, the consent to the publication of their work, grant the ISS PAS a non-exclusive licence under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0), which allows the work to be copied and redistributed in any medium or format, as well as to be…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This is an open access journal, which means that all content is freely available to users, including institutional users, without charge and without having to log in.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All articles published by the Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences are subject to a review procedure. By submitting a manuscript, the author agrees that the manuscript will undergo a review procedure. All reviews are double-blind (i.e. the identity of the reviewer is not disclosed to the author and vice versa). The reviewers use review forms as required: a form for journal artic…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author Self-Archiving
Authors are permitted to post their work online (e.g. in institutional repositories or on their website) only after it has been published in this journal and only in the publisher’s version. For more information on this topic see Open policy finder.
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
- Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Russian, Polish, Belarusian
- ISSN
- 2300-0783
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Adeptus
What CAS zone is Adeptus in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Adeptus is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Adeptus?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 70; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 5.
How long does peer review take at Adeptus?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Adeptus?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 8; Reference style: APA. 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 Adeptus based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (5), France (1) and Czechia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Adeptus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Adeptus is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ESCI and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Adeptus open access, and what is the APC?
Adeptus 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .