Journal profile
Chronotopos
ISSN 2617-3441 · University of Vienna · Austria
Chronotopos: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2024 (Volume 6, Issue 2): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chronotopos is published by University of Vienna. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Translation Studies and Practices, German Literature and Culture Studies and Comparative and World Literature, together about 56.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics and Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Open Access Policy Chronotopos operates under the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities and puts into practice the idea of academic research as a social action that is free, accessible and transparent. The journal makes its contents accessible online and free of charge. Chronotopos does not charge submission or publication fees from authors. Copyright and License Contributions published in Chronotopos are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Therefore, contributions and can be shared and adapted freely, as long as appropriate credit is given,changes are indicated and it is used for non-commercial purposes. Please see the full licence for details. Language Chronotopos is a plurilingual journal that primarly publishes contributions in English,German and French. After consultation with the editors, contributions in other languages are welcome only if the editorial board can ensure peer review in the respective language(s). Schedule Chronotopos publishes two issues per year. Call for Papers are published on this website and on social media. Furthermore, the call is shared on relevant websites or in newsletters. Suggestions for conference reports, book reviews or other contributions such as commentaries are welcome throughout the year. The average number of weeks between first submission and publication is 20-30 weeks. Review Process All articles submitted to Chronotopos are first assessed by the editorial team and then undergo a double-blind peer review by two reviewers. Nevertheless, we encourage a direct and personal exchange between the author and the reviewer on a voluntary basis to encourage a fruitful discussion and thus to improve the review process. Book reviews, conference reports and similar contributions do not undergo double-blind peer review but are reviewed and assessed by the editors. Longterm Archiving All issues of Chronotopos are permanently archived in the Austrian National Library (ONB). Indexing & Membership Chronotopos is listed in DOAJ, the Directory of Open Access Journals. Chronotopos became a member of the Council of Editors of Translation & Interpreting Studies for Open Science in 2021 and adheres to its aims. Chronotopos is currently in the process of registering in other directories and applying for indices. Please contact the editors for suggestions or enquiries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities31.3%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities12.5%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities12.5%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities7.8%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities3.9%
- German History and SocietyArts and Humanities3.9%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities3.9%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities3.1%
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 43 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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 16 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted10
- articlesChronotopos publishes articlesLength not stated
- book reviewChronotopos publishes articles commentaries and peer-review reports documents of translation history book reviews conference reports The section "documents of t…Length not stated
- book reviewsChronotopos publishes articles commentaries and peer-review reports documents of translation history book reviewsLength not stated
- commentariesChronotopos publishes articles commentariesLength not stated
- commentaryChronotopos publishes articles commentaries and peer-review reports documents of translation history book reviews conference reports The section "documents of t…Length not stated
- conference reportChronotopos publishes articles commentaries and peer-review reports documents of translation history book reviews conference reports The section "documents of t…Length not stated
- conference reportsChronotopos publishes articles commentaries and peer-review reports documents of translation history book reviews conference reportsLength not stated
- documents of translation historyChronotopos publishes articles commentaries and peer-review reports documents of translation historyLength not stated
- peer-review reportsChronotopos publishes articles commentaries and peer-review reportsLength not stated
- reviewChronotopos publishes articles commentaries and peer-review reports documents of translation history book reviews conference reports The section "documents of t…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC 4.0 license Model summary
This journal and all its contributions are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.The copyright remains with the author, not with (the editors of) Chronotopos. The journal only has the right of exploitation to publish the contribution and make it available to others.The author of an article (in case of multiple authors: the corresponding author, respo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Chronotopos operates under the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities and puts into practice the idea of academic research as a social action that is free, accessible and transparent. The journal makes its contents accessible online and free of charge. Chronotopos does not charge submission or publication fees from authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
All articles submitted to Chronotopos are first assessed by the editorial team and then undergo a double-blind peer review by two reviewers. Nevertheless, we encourage a direct and personal exchange between the author and the reviewer on a voluntary basis to encourage a fruitful discussion and thus to improve the review process. Book reviews, conference reports and similar contributions do not und…
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
- University of Vienna
- Country or region
- Austria
- Language
- English, French, German
- ISSN
- 2617-3441
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 2 (2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Chronotopos
How long does peer review take at Chronotopos?
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 Chronotopos?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 4–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Chronotopos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chronotopos is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Chronotopos open access, and what is the APC?
Chronotopos 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: .