Journal profile
Cygne Noir
ISSN 1929-090X · Cygne noir · Canada
Cygne Noir: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 35 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cygne Noir is published by Cygne noir. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Semiotics and Representation Studies, Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics and French Literature and Critical Theory, together about 44.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cygne noir is a French-speaking open-access scientific journal of semiotics. Since its establishment in Montreal in 2012, the journal is actively contributing to the international semiotic research community, emphasizing the importance of developing and publishing original and meaningful studies in French. Translations from English to French may be published as well (please contact the Editor in chief for this matter). The editorial committee guarantees the double-blind peer review process. Young and established researchers are welcome to contribute. Cygne noir was founded in a spirit of openness with regard to possible objects of inquiry and theoretic frameworks that can be mobilized. Studies from all related disciplines and domains of research may find their way in the journal. The papers – or explorations – published in the journal all contribute in a critical manner to a reflection on signs and meaning, meaning-making, interpretation and knowledge formation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Simon LevesquePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Semiotics and Representation StudiesArts and Humanities25.8%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities11.7%
- French Literature and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities7.1%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities4.6%
- Pragmatism in Philosophy and EducationArts and Humanities4.2%
- Umberto Eco and SemioticsArts and Humanities4.2%
- Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsPsychology3.8%
- French Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities3.8%
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
ÉruditPublisher 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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.8OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 132 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| 2022 | 92 | 92 | 24 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
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 35 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 35 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-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)
Article types accepted1
- articleLa revue publie des textes originaux, des traductions, des entretiens et des recensions.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open access Model summary
Current and archived issues of this journal are available in open access.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Digital archiving with Portico Model summary
Long-term preservation of articles disseminated on Érudit is provided by Portico.
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
- Cygne noir
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- French
- ISSN
- 1929-090X
- Print ISSN
- 1929-0896
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Cygne Noir
How long does peer review take at Cygne Noir?
Authors report an average review time of about 35 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 Cygne Noir?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cygne Noir is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Cygne Noir open access, and what is the APC?
Cygne Noir 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: .