Journal profile
Canadian Jewish Studies
ISSN 1198-3493 · eISSN 1916-0925 · The Association for Canadian Jewish Studies/York University Libraries · Canada
Canadian Jewish Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 60 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Jewish Studies is published by The Association for Canadian Jewish Studies/York University Libraries. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Jewish Identity and Society, Canadian Identity and History and Diaspora, migration, transnational identity, together about 70.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Canadian Jewish Studies / Études juives canadiennes is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal devoted to original scholarship that illuminates any and all aspects of the Canadian Jewish experience.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief David S. KoffmanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Jewish Identity and SocietySocial Sciences31.5%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences26.7%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences12.6%
- Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, ChristianitySocial Sciences4.7%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology2.8%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities2.5%
- Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory StudiesArts and Humanities2.1%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences1.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.37OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 761 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 27 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 28 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 19 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 18 |
| 2021 | 73 | 73 | 14 |
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 60 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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-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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- articleArticlesLength not stated
- book reviewBook Review GuidelinesLength not stated
- field notesField NotesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Rolling submissions accepted for all sections. Model summary
The journal accepts expressions of interest and completed manuscripts for all sections on a rolling basis.
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
- The Association for Canadian Jewish Studies/York University Libraries
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 1198-3493
- Electronic ISSN
- 1916-0925
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Jewish Studies
How long does peer review take at Canadian Jewish Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 60 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 Canadian Jewish Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Canadian Jewish Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Jewish Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Canadian Jewish Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Jewish Studies 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: .