Journal profile · LITERATURE, ROMANCE
Contemporary French and Francophone Studies
ISSN 1740-9292 · eISSN 1740-9306 · Taylor & Francis
Contemporary French and Francophone Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 63 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contemporary French and Francophone Studies is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Human auditory perception and evaluation and French Literature and Critical Theory, together about 22.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Contemporary French and Francophone Studies: SITES publishes the latest and best production of those involved in the field of 20 th and 21 st century French and Francophone studies, whether academics, novelists, poets, artists, filmmakers, photographers, or philosophers, to name only those. In the process, the journal aims to reflect the increasingly interdisciplinary direction taken by the field and by the humanities in general. CF&FS: SITES is published five times per year, with four issues dedicated to specific themes and a fifth issue, the “Open Issue,” accepting submissions on a full spectrum of issues. We encourage submissions from a wide range of contributors from across the disciplines, ranging from established academics and personalities to graduate students and non-academics. The journal publishes original research articles, essays, round tables, interviews, and occasional pieces of fiction and poetry. CF&FS: SITES is co-edited by Roger Célestin and Eliane Dalmolin at the University of Connecticut. Peer Review Statement All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE, ROMANCE
Editor-in-chief Roger Célestin and Eliane DalmolinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 18, France 7, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1, Australia 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering7.6%
- French Literature and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities6.7%
- Caribbean and African Literature and CultureArts and Humanities6.6%
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities6.4%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.3%
- North African History and LiteratureArts and Humanities4.9%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
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 | Literature, Romance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, Romance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, Romance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: OCLC, Current Abstracts, Humanities International Index
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.14Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.66%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 47,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,018 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 9 | 16 |
| 2025 | 63 | 11 | 6 |
| 2024 | 72 | 22 | 12 |
| 2023 | 73 | 10 | 31 |
| 2022 | 60 | 9 | 46 |
| 2021 | 76 | 10 | 51 |
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
- Acceptance to publication
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted8
- essaysThe journal publishes original research articles, essays, round tables, interviews, and occasional pieces of fiction and poetry.Length not stated
- fictionThe journal publishes original research articles, essays, round tables, interviews, and occasional pieces of fiction and poetry.Length not stated
- interviewsThe journal publishes original research articles, essays, round tables, interviews, and occasional pieces of fiction and poetry.Length not stated
- occasional pieces of fiction and poetryThe journal publishes original research articles, essays, round tables, interviews, and occasional pieces of fiction and poetry.Length not stated
- original research articlesThe journal publishes original research articles, essays, round tables, interviews, and occasional pieces of fiction and poetry.Length not stated
- poetryThe journal publishes original research articles, essays, round tables, interviews, and occasional pieces of fiction and poetry.Length not stated
- research articleThe journal publishes original research articles, essays, round tables, interviews, and occasional pieces of fiction and poetry.Length not stated
- round tablesThe journal publishes original research articles, essays, round tables, interviews, and occasional pieces of fiction and poetry.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Contemporary French and Francophone Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1740-9292
- Electronic ISSN
- 1740-9306
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contemporary French and Francophone Studies
What CAS zone is Contemporary French and Francophone Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Contemporary French and Francophone Studies is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature, Romance. 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.
What is the impact factor of Contemporary French and Francophone Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.2, h-index 16.
Where are the editorial board members of Contemporary French and Francophone Studies based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), France (7) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Contemporary French and Francophone Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contemporary French and Francophone Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Contemporary French and Francophone Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Contemporary French and Francophone Studies is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .