Journal profile
Cyberspace Studies
ISSN 2588-5499 · eISSN 2588-5502 · University of Tehran · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Cyberspace Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of Cyberspace Studies [JCSS] is an international peer-reviewed open access journal with no publication charges, costs or fees for publication. The j
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ehsan ShahghasemiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 8, United States 1, Malaysia 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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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
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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
- 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)
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- original research articleength of the submitted manuscript as an original research article should fall between 6,000 to 9,000 words and appear in 12pt Times New Roman, single-spaced tex…main text ≤ 9,000 words
- reviewitor determines the length of a review; review of a single textbook or monograph is 750-1200 words and review of two or more titles 1500-2500 words. We expectmain text ≤ 1,200 words
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 Tehran
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2588-5499
- Electronic ISSN
- 2588-5502
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cyberspace Studies
How long does peer review take at Cyberspace Studies?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Cyberspace Studies based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (8), United States (1) and Malaysia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cyberspace Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cyberspace Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Cyberspace Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Cyberspace 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, 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: .