Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Apparatus
ISSN 2365-7758 · Apparatus · Germany
Apparatus: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Apparatus is published by Apparatus. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cinema History and Criticism, Cinema and Media Studies and Visual Culture and Art Theory, together about 54.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Apparatus deals with film, media and digital cultures of Eastern, Central and South-Eastern Europe. Apparatus covers the research of current and historical media in its entirety: early technical media, film, radio, magnetic tapes, television, internet, DVDs. Our understanding of media includes all material aspects of traditional forms of communication such as manuscripts and books. We encourage theoretical as well as empirical studies. The core of our publication are original research articles. The scholarly quality of the journal is secured through a double blind peer review process. The articles can be published in different languages, including those used in the region the journal concentrates upon – always with a summary in English. We welcome contributions in your native language. The electronic form of publishing allows not only for illustrations but audio or video files. These clips – once their rights are cleared – can be uploaded onto the Apparatus channel. All articles in Apparatus are instantaneously available in open access in its entirety. This ensures their maximum accessibility and international dissemination – including among scholars in Eastern Europe whose access to Western and international journals (reception and publication alike) remains limited. Apparatus encourages writers engaging in the field to use the journal as a forum for communication for bridging the East-West divide. Apparatus aims to increase the visibility and international impact of media studies scholars who research a variety of East European subjects from Poland, the Czech Republic, Russia, the Baltic states, Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia and many other countries. Apparatus also wishes to contribute to the open access movement in the sense of a democratization of access to information and knowledge worldwide. The long-term preservation of the articles is guaranteed by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Apparatus uses the Open Journal Software OJS. Apparatus accepts both unsolicited and solicited submissions, the latter answering specific calls advertised on the journal website. The journal only accepts original pieces of writing. All articles are checked for plagiarism using software assisted detection. From 2018, the journal has asked authors or their institutions to pay an article processing fee (APC). Please see the Author Guidelines for a list of fees. In many cases, we are able to waive fees, especially for independent scholars. Please contact the edi
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Editor-in-chief Natascha DrubekPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 12, United States 2, Czechia 2, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities30.3%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance16.6%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities7.8%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences4.6%
- Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities4.6%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities4.4%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences3.2%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities2.8%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q2 | 270/697 | — |
| Communication | Q4 | 453/541 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 318 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 3 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 2 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 4 |
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 18 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,100 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 900 | — | — | |
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- reviewcessing Charges apply only to articles; reviews are exempt from APC): Band A: 700 (for articles up to 7000 words which are easy to handle) Band B: 980 (if one o…main text ≤ 7,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
This journal is committed to preventing academic misconduct in all forms. The publisher and editors of Apparatus strive to ensure that all published findings are reliable, do not constitute plagiarism, have not been previously published elsewhere, do not contain material or data without authorisation for use, and do not infringe upon copyright. Any publication found to have violated these policies…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The articles in Apparatus are published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This license does not apply to the media referenced, which are subject to the individual rights owner's terms. The authors hold the copyright without restrictions and retain publishing rights without restrictions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Apparatus Peer Review Criteria
Originality and Audience Does the article make a fresh or original contribution to the area of study? Is the article of international/national interest? Context Is the material put into context, is the research up-to-date and relevant? Focus and Conclusions Does the article have a clear and well-defined focus? Are you convinced by the author’s conclusions? Sources Has the author used both primary …
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
- Apparatus
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- Ukrainian, English, Latvian, Russian, German, Polish, Czech
- ISSN
- 2365-7758
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Apparatus
How long does peer review take at Apparatus?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Apparatus 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 Germany (12), United States (2) and Czechia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Apparatus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Apparatus is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Apparatus open access, and what is the APC?
Apparatus is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .