Journal profile · LITERATURE
Belphegor
ISSN 1499-7185 · Dalhousie University · France
Belphegor: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Belphegor is published by Dalhousie University 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 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts, Literature and Culture Studies and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, together about 29.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural Insights and Digital ImpactsComputer Science11.4%
- Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities9.8%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities8.1%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities7.6%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities7.2%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Comics and Graphic NarrativesArts and Humanities4.8%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
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 | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 54.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 505 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 0 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 4 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 13 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 11 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 24 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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-ND | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Dalhousie University
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, Portuguese, German
- ISSN
- 1499-7185
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Belphegor
What CAS zone is Belphegor in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Belphegor is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Belphegor?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Belphegor?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Belphegor is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Belphegor open access, and what is the APC?
Belphegor 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; 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: .