Journal profile
Comparative Cultural Studies
ISSN 2531-9884 · Firenze University Press · Italy
Comparative Cultural Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Comparative Cultural Studies is published by Firenze University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cuban History and Society, Musicology and Musical Analysis and Migration, Refugees, and Integration, together about 20.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cuban History and SocietySocial Sciences8.1%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities6.5%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences6.2%
- Latin American Cultural PoliticsSocial Sciences5.9%
- Indigenous Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.9%
- Afro-Latin American StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences5.3%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities5%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 284 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 17 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 37 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
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 14 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Firenze University Press
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, Spanish, Italian
- ISSN
- 2531-9884
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Comparative Cultural Studies
How long does peer review take at Comparative Cultural Studies?
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.
Which databases index Comparative Cultural Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Comparative Cultural Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Comparative Cultural Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Comparative Cultural 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; 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: .