Journal profile
Convergences Francophones
ISSN 2291-7012 · University of Alberta Libraries · Canada
Convergences Francophones: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Convergences Francophones is published by University of Alberta Libraries. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are French Literature and Criticism, French Literature and Critical Theory and Caribbean and African Literature and Culture, together about 39.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pluridisciplinaire et axée sur un champ de recherche francophone, la revue s’attache plus particulièrement aux domaines de la littérature, de l’histoire culturelle, de la traduction et des études de communication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- French Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities17.7%
- French Literature and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities13.8%
- Caribbean and African Literature and CultureArts and Humanities8.3%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities7.9%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities6.7%
- Travel Writing and LiteratureArts and Humanities5.9%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities4.7%
- North African History and LiteratureArts and Humanities4.3%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Erudit, MLA, EBSCOPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 116 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 21 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
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 16 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-SA | |
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- MLA
Article types accepted1
- articleVotre texte (6 000- 8 000 mots) en français doit porter sur l'espace francophone et être adressé sous forme électronique (au format « .doc » exclusivement) aux …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Open access
Open access under CC BY-SA 4.0. Model summary
Le contenu intégral de Convergences francophones est en libre accès sous la Licence Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 DEED (attribution - partage dans les mêmes conditions 4.0 International).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double évaluation anonyme (double anonyme) ; réponse à l'auteur dans un délai maximal de deux mois. Model summary
Le comité de rédaction procède ensuite à une double évaluation anonyme et s’engage à donner une réponse à l’auteur dans un délai maximal de deux mois.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Anti-plagiarism policy; systematic rejection of plagiarized content. Model summary
"Convergences francophones" refusera systématiquement tout article au contenu plagié.
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 Alberta Libraries
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- French
- ISSN
- 2291-7012
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Convergences Francophones
How long does peer review take at Convergences Francophones?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Convergences Francophones?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Convergences Francophones is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Convergences Francophones open access, and what is the APC?
Convergences Francophones 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: .