Journal profile
Calamus
ISSN 2545-627X · Sociedad Argentina de Estudios Medievales · Argentina
Calamus: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Calamus is published by Sociedad Argentina de Estudios Medievales. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medieval Literature and History, Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies and Medieval Iberian Studies, together about 38.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Classics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Calamus (ISSN 2545-627X) es una revista académica de frecuencia semestral a cargo de la Sociedad Argentina de Estudios Medievales. Su misión es publicar artículos científicos e inéditos sobre la sociedad, la cultura y el pensamiento de la Edad Media en el marco multidisciplinario de la historia, la literatura, la filosofía y el arte. Los números cuentan con distintas secciones, una de las cuales, de carácter monográfico, se reserva para contribuciones surgidas de trabajos expuestos en el marco de los encuentros académicos que SAEMED organiza o auspicia anualmente.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 7 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities18.1%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities10.8%
- Medieval Iberian StudiesArts and Humanities9.3%
- Medieval and Early Modern IberiaArts and Humanities6.4%
- Medieval Philosophy and TheologyArts and Humanities5.4%
- Medieval and Early Modern JusticeSocial Sciences5.4%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities3.9%
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 81 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
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 26 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-NC-SA | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- 4
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2
- dossierDossier Dossier: Regímenes de ficcionalidad y construcción de la verdad en la Edad Media. Introducción Armando Torres Fauaz 1-9 PDFLength not stated
- editorialPreliminares - Editorial Portada I-III PDFLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access; all content freely available. Model summary
Calamus es una revista de acceso abierto. Todo su contenido está disponible de forma gratuita.
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
- Sociedad Argentina de Estudios Medievales
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2545-627X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Calamus
How long does peer review take at Calamus?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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 Calamus?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: 4; Reference style: APA. 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 Calamus based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Calamus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Calamus is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Calamus open access, and what is the APC?
Calamus 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: .