Journal profile

eLetras com Vida

ISSN 2184-4097 · Centro de Estudos Globais da Universidade Aberta · Portugal

eLetras com Vida: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 34 articles in 2025.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking
CiteScore quartile—No CiteScore rank
Review timeabout 15 weeksCommunity average
APCNo APCDiamond open access (no APC)
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year342025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

eLetras com Vida is published by Centro de Estudos Globais da Universidade Aberta. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Literature, Culture, and Criticism, Latin American Literature Analysis and Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism, together about 39.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Âmbito e Objetivos A e-Letras com Vida — Revista de Estudos Globais: Humanidades, Ciências e Artes [e-LCV] é uma publicação científica semestral do Centro de EStudos Globais da Universidade Aberta (CEG/UAb), em parceria com o Instituto Europeu de Ciências da Cultura Padre Manuel Antunes (IECCPMA) e a Associação Internacional de Estudos Ibero-Eslavos (CompaRes). Visa divulgar, no endereço http://e-lcv.online/index.php/revista, estudos originais sobre Literatura, especialmente encarada na sua inscrição cultural e em diálogo com História, a Filosofia, as Artes e as Ciências. A e-LCV contempla um dossiê temático, uma secção de artigos multitemáticos, uma entrevista, um apartado de leituras (críticas, recensões, ensaios breves) e a apresentação de um projeto de investigação desenvolvido no quadro do CEG-UAb. Aceitam-se apenas artigos inéditos escritos por autores com o grau académico de doutor. Em caso de coautoria, pelo menos um dos autores deverá deter o doutoramento feito. A e-LCV publicará os artigos aprovados nas seguintes línguas: português, espanhol, francês e inglês. Processo de Revisão Double blind peer review. É assegurado, no processo de avaliação por pares, o anonimato das partes. Periodicidade Semestral. Polí­tica de Acesso Livre e Direitos de Autor A e-LCV funciona em regime de acesso livre (open access), conforme aos princípios da sociedade do conhecimento, que se deseja livre, informada, solidária e partilhando saberes. Os autores permitem a utilização, partilha e reprodução dos seus artigos, nos termos da licença Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Custos de Publicação A e-LCV não cobra qualquer tipo de taxa aos autores (APC) nem qualquer outra taxa pela submissão dos artigos, pelo trabalho editorial ou pela publicação dos mesmos. O acesso aos números em arquivo é também gratuito. Debate e Correções após Publicação A e-LCV incentiva o debate após a publicação dos artigos, através da submissão de uma carta aos editores. Quaisquer correções ou retratações após a publicação serão publicadas juntamente com o artigo original. Política de Arquivamento A revista encontra-se disponível no REPOSITÓRIO AbERTO (Universidade Aberta) e no RCAAP (Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal). Os autores podem solicitar o arquivamento de qualquer versão dos seus artigos no REPOSITÓRIO AbERTO, sendo ainda encorajados a procederem por iniciativa própria ao arquivamento dos seus artigos nos repositórios das respetivas ins

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Literature, Culture, and CriticismArts and Humanities28.8%
  2. Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities5.4%
  3. Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities5.1%
  4. Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities5.1%
  5. Medieval and Early Modern IberiaArts and Humanities4.9%
  6. Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities3.8%
  7. Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities3.8%
  8. History, Culture, and DiplomacyArts 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

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Metrics

Impact metrics and publication volume

Impact

h-index
4OpenAlex ·
i10-index
1OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0.14OpenAlex ·
Share of gold OA articles
0%LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 303 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
202618181
202534341
2024464611
2023363611
2022373714
2021282825

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 15 weeksLetPub ·
Submission to publication (journal-reported)
about 15 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.

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
DOAJNo APCNoCC BY
LetPubNo APCNo—

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
  1. artigosA e-LCV apenas aceita artigos e recensões críticas de autores com o grau académico de doutorLength not stated
  2. recensões críticasA e-LCV apenas aceita artigos e recensões críticas de autores com o grau académico de doutorLength not stated
Publisher website
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review
Authorship

Sem taxas de submissão ou APC Model summary

A e-LCV não cobra qualquer tipo de taxa aos autores (APCs), nem qualquer outra taxa de submissão dos artigos.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
License & copyright

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary

Os artigos publicados estão licenciados com Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Peer review

Peer review double blind Model summary

estão sujeitos a avaliação por especialistas, através do processo de double blind peer review

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
Centro de Estudos Globais da Universidade Aberta
Country or region
Portugal
Language
Spanish, English, French, Portuguese
ISSN
2184-4097
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about eLetras com Vida

How long does peer review take at eLetras com Vida?

Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 eLetras com Vida based?

Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.

Which databases index eLetras com Vida?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, eLetras com Vida is indexed in DOAJ.

Is eLetras com Vida open access, and what is the APC?

eLetras com Vida 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: .