Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Criticon
ISSN 0247-381X · eISSN 2272-9852 · Presses Universitaires du Midi · France
Criticon: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Criticon is published by Presses Universitaires du Midi and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Early Modern Spanish Literature, Spanish Literature and Culture Studies and Historical Art and Architecture Studies, together about 49.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Early Modern Spanish LiteratureArts and Humanities27.5%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities14.4%
- Historical Art and Architecture StudiesArts and Humanities7.6%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities7%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities5.7%
- Medieval Iberian StudiesArts and Humanities5.5%
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities3.7%
- Literary and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature, Romance | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature, Romance | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.5%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,457 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 1 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 2 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 6 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 62 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
- AI use
Site uses Anubis bot-filtering tool; verification in progress. Model summary
This site uses Anubis, a tool which filters out harmful bots.
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
- Presses Universitaires du Midi
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0247-381X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2272-9852
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Criticon
What CAS zone is Criticon in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Criticon is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Literature, Romance / Literary Theory & Criticism. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Criticon?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Criticon?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Criticon is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Criticon open access, and what is the APC?
Criticon 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .