Journal profile
Alternative Francophone
ISSN 1916-8470 · University of Alberta · Canada
Alternative Francophone: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Alternative Francophone is published by University of Alberta. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are French Literature and Critical Theory, Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies and French Literature and Criticism, together about 35.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Visibility Alternative Francophone is indexed in a large number of databases and libraries around the world including : - Citefactor - DOAJ - EBSCO -Erudit - EuroPub - Googlescholar - Ifindr -mir@bel - MLA directory of periodicals - ROAD - Worldcat The latest issues of Alternative Francophone are also available for free on the Erudit Platform. Mission Statement Alternative Francophone features articles in various fields of the humanities (linguistics, literature, philosophy, politics, history, etc.,) questioning the notion of francophonie in the plurality of its dimensions. Alternative Francophone is indexed in several humanities databases (DOAJ, MLA, Google Scholar, etc.,) and library catalogs around the world, which ensures its excellent visibility. Peer review process Articles are reviewed anonymously by at least two experts in the field. The evaluation takes into account the originality of the text, its contribution to Francophone thought, and the quality of the writing. The opinion of the evaluators is communicated by e-mail to the contributor who must take into account the suggested recommendations and return the final modified version within a specified time. Periodicity Alternative francophone is an annual review. However, depending on the circumstances and the number of texts received, we may publish two issues per year. Copyrights policy The authors of the articles are the primary copyright holders of the article. Alternative francophone publishes under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Open access policy Alternative francophone is proud to be open access in order to allow the widest possible sharing of the content of the articles and thus to favor the worldwide exchange of knowledge. Editorial line Alternative Francophone intends to engage on four complementary fronts which constitute the originality of its contribution to the current francophone thought: 1) The status of the French language From a methodological point of view, a Francophonie rethought alternatively or "from below" imposes to reconsider a certain number of postulates, the first of them being the status (political, aesthetic, ethical) of French as a dominant or major language. Rather than considering the Francophonie as a space of conquest for the French language, it will be a matter of being attentive to the ways in which it is transformed in contact with new situations of enunciation (migration, exile, post-exile, nomadism, expatriation, deterritorialization). It will therefore be m
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- French Literature and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities12.4%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities11.9%
- French Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities11.6%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities8.2%
- Caribbean and African Literature and CultureArts and Humanities7.8%
- Comics and Graphic NarrativesArts and Humanities7.6%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities6.4%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences3.6%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCOPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 274 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 19 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 60 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 27 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 22 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 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-SA | |
| 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
- 150–300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- MLA
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- reviewle immediately following. BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS - Reviews should not exceed 2000 words. - The protocol for writing reviews is the same as for artimain text ≤ 2,000 words
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 Alberta
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 1916-8470
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 3, Issue 8 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- 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 Alternative Francophone
How long does peer review take at Alternative Francophone?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 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 Alternative Francophone?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–300 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 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.
Which databases index Alternative Francophone?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Alternative Francophone is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Alternative Francophone open access, and what is the APC?
Alternative Francophone 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: .