Journal profile
Alambique
ISSN 2167-6577 · University of South Florida · United States
Alambique: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Alambique is published by University of South Florida. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Latin American Literature Studies, Literature, Magical Realism, García Márquez and Latin American Literature Analysis, together about 37.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Alambique is a double blind peer-reviewed, open-access journal devoted to scholarly research and criticism in the fields of science fiction and fantasy originally composed in Spanish or Portuguese. Alambique will accept scholarly articles written in English, however, as long as the main focus of the study concentrates on one of the Spanish or Portuguese cultural regions of the world. It will also accept scholarly articles written in Spanish, Portuguese and English that focus on relevant cultural contact areas, i.e. Catalan, Guarani, Nahuatl, etc. In addition, Alambique intends to publish old and/or largely forgotten literary works that helped forge the Spanish and Portuguese tradition in science fiction and fantasy. These texts, whenever possible, will have accompanying English translation. Alambique was conceived in 2011 at the 32nd International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts by scholars and authors in conjunction with the University of South Florida Tampa Library, and is published annually through the USF Scholar Commons project. Website translation in Spanish available here. Portuguese translation coming soon.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 9, Spain 7, Argentina 3, Brazil 1, Portugal 1 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American Literature StudiesSocial Sciences16%
- Literature, Magical Realism, García MárquezArts and Humanities11.8%
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities9.7%
- Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisSocial Sciences7.6%
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities7.6%
- Spanish Culture and IdentityArts and Humanities5.6%
- Literary and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative FictionArts and Humanities4.9%
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 20 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 | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- MLA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship
Abstract max 200 words. Model summary
Authors should provide an abstract of no more than 200 words, written in the language of the article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright under CC BY-NC 4.0. Model summary
Following publication, the author’s rights will be protected under Creative Commons License Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy for Users
Open access journal; all content freely available without charge. Model summary
Alambique is an open access journal, meaning that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author for non-commercial purposes. Nonetheless, reproduction, posting, transmiss…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
No simultaneous submission to other journals. Model summary
Any material submitted to Alambique cannot be under current review at another journal (electronic or print) and should not be submitted to another journal (electronic or print) until the completion of the decision process at Alambique.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving of pre-prints and post-prints permitted. Model summary
After publication, authors have the right to post pre-print or post-print versions of their article online, including on their personal, departmental, or institutional repository pages.
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 South Florida
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2167-6577
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Alambique
How long does peer review take at Alambique?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Alambique?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: MLA. 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 Alambique based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (9), Spain (7) and Argentina (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Alambique?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Alambique is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Alambique open access, and what is the APC?
Alambique 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: .