Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Brumal-Research Journal on the Fantastic
ISSN 2014-7910 · Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Spain
Brumal-Research Journal on the Fantastic: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 49 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Brumal-Research Journal on the Fantastic is published by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 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 Latin American Literature Analysis, Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism and Cinema History and Criticism, together about 39.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Brumal. Revista de Investigación sobre lo Fantástico/Brumal. Research Journal on the Fantastic se presenta como una publicación interdisciplinar y multilingüe destinada a investigadores/as y especialistas. Concebido lo fantástico como una confrontación siempre problemática entre lo real y lo imposible en un mundo como el nuestro, quedan excluidos de Brumal.Revista de Investigación sobre lo Fantástico/Brumal. Research Journal on the Fantastic otros géneros no miméticos que no se ajustan a dicha definición, como la ciencia ficción, lo maravilloso o el fantasy. Vinculada al Grupo de Estudios sobre lo Fantástico (GEF) de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (www.lofantastico.com), Brumal. Revista de Investigación sobre lo Fantástico/Brumal. Research Journal on the Fantastic abre sus páginas a trabajos sobre lo fantástico en sus diversas manifestaciones artísticas (narrativa, teatro, cine, cómic, pintura, fotografía, videojuegos, TV y radio) en cualquier lengua o país a lo largo de los siglos XIX, XX y XXI. Los textos podrán estar escritos en español, catalán, gallego, inglés, francés, portugués e italiano. Brumal. Revista de Investigación sobre lo Fantástico/Brumal. Research Journal on the Fantastic se estructura en tres secciones diferenciadas (Monográfico, Miscelánea y Reseñas) y tiene una periodicidad semestral (junio y diciembre).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 2, Israel 1, Chile 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities20.8%
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities10.8%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities7.5%
- Latin American Literature StudiesSocial Sciences7.3%
- Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisSocial Sciences6.9%
- Literature, Culture, and AestheticsArts and Humanities5.8%
- Literary and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Literature, Magical Realism, García MárquezArts and Humanities4.1%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 483 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | 4 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 17 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | 27 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 32 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 15 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted3
- misceláneaMiscelánea Los textos pueden estar escritos en español, catalán, gallego, inglés, francés, portugués e italiano. Deben ser originales e inéditos, y no estar a l…Length not stated
- monográficoMonográfico Los artículos pueden estar escritos en español, catalán, gallego, inglés, francés, portugués e italiano. Deben ser originales e inéditos, y no estar…Length not stated
- reseñasReseñas Son textos breves que comenten e informen críticamente sobre un libro o monografía recientemente publicada sobre cualquier aspecto ligado a lo fantástic…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Self-archiving
- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright; articles published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license unless otherwise indicated. Model summary
Los/las autores/as conservan los derechos de autoría. Los textos publicados en esta revista están sujetos –si no se indica lo contrario– a una licencia de Reconocimiento 4.0 Internacional de Creative Commons.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving/preprint policy: authors are allowed and encouraged to disseminate their work electronically before and during submission. Model summary
Se permite y se anima a los/las autores/as a difundir sus trabajos electrónicamente (por ejemplo, en repositorios institucionales o en su propio sitio web) antes y durante el proceso de envío, ya que puede dar lugar a intercambios productivos, así como a una citación más temprana y mayor de los trabajos publicados
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
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2014-7910
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Brumal-Research Journal on the Fantastic
What CAS zone is Brumal-Research Journal on the Fantastic in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Brumal-Research Journal on the Fantastic 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.
How long does peer review take at Brumal-Research Journal on the Fantastic?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Brumal-Research Journal on the Fantastic?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Reference style: Harvard. 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 Brumal-Research Journal on the Fantastic based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (2), Israel (1) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Brumal-Research Journal on the Fantastic?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Brumal-Research Journal on the Fantastic is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Brumal-Research Journal on the Fantastic open access, and what is the APC?
Brumal-Research Journal on the Fantastic 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: .