Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Eludamos
ISSN 1866-6124 · Septentrio Academic Publishing · Norway
Eludamos: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Eludamos is published by Septentrio Academic Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Games and Media, Educational Games and Gamification and Artificial Intelligence in Games, together about 64.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Eludamos: Journal for Computer Game Culture (ISSN: 1866-6124) is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the critical academic study of games and play across media. The journal is published at Septentrio Academic Publishing at UiT The Arctic University of Norway under a CC-BY-4.0 diamond open access license. The journal is owned by the Dept. of Language & Culture at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, with support from the Center for Digital Narrative at University of Bergen. The editors of Eludamos conceive of digital and other games as aesthetic expressions that have cultural, political and societal implications, and see it as an important part of the journal’s mission to investigate such games with an eye on facilitating inclusive and progressive politics. The journal aspires to enhance the understanding of both play practices and the media-specific aspects of games as well as highlight their intrinsic connections with other cultural practices and forms. Eludamos publishes peer-reviewed original research articles, book reviews, and commentaries. We invite the submission of contributions on the interplay between games, players, politics, culture and society and invite both theoretical and empirical studies of topics including but not limited to: critical perspectives on games, representation and play, analyses of game cultures, play practices and player experiences, analyses of genres, rules, narratives and worlds in games, the cultural, political, societal and economic implications of games and play, critical game design, as well as investigations of the game industry, game production, game journalism, and political economy of games. Eludamos does not publish articles on new technical advances in game design or instrumental approaches aimed at for instance improving marketing techniques or the effectiveness of gamified applications. Eludamos encourages authors to archive any research data or code underpinning their submission in a suitable open data repository. Eludamos publishes two issues annually. The journal publishes one open issue at the end of the year. For our second annual issue, we invite guest editors to put together thematically framed special issues or special sections. Both issues are open for submissions from game scholars across disciplines. Eludamos is included in the PKP Private LOCKSS Network and indexed at Scopus, ERIH PLUS, and the DOAJ. The journal is a member of the Radical Open Access Collective (
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences40.4%
- Educational Games and GamificationPsychology15%
- Artificial Intelligence in GamesComputer Science8.7%
- Cultural Studies and PostmodernismSocial Sciences5.2%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities4.2%
- Literature, Culture, and AestheticsArts and Humanities3.4%
- Cybernetics and Technology in SocietyArts and Humanities2.4%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences2.2%
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
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | Q2 | 603/1434 | 57th |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 323/692 | 53rd |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 526/744 | 29th |
| Communication | Q4 | 408/541 | 24th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 256 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 127 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 264 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 177 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 194 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 127 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 195 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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 | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Septentrio Academic Publishing
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1866-6124
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Eludamos
How long does peer review take at Eludamos?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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 Eludamos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Eludamos is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Eludamos open access, and what is the APC?
Eludamos 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .