Journal profile · LITERATURE, ROMANCE
Essays in French Literature and Culture
ISSN 1835-7040 · The University of Western Australia · Australia
Essays in French Literature and Culture: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Essays in French Literature and Culture is published by The University of Western Australia and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are French Historical and Cultural Studies, Caribbean and African Literature and Culture and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, together about 30.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This is the homepage of Essays in French Literature and Culture, a referreed journal for French Studies published in both English and French.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE, ROMANCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities12.5%
- Caribbean and African Literature and CultureArts and Humanities9.1%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities9.1%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences9.1%
- Cultural Insights and Digital ImpactsComputer Science6.8%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities4.6%
- French Literature and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities4.6%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, Romance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literature, Romance | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 62 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- The University of Western Australia
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 1835-7040
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Essays in French Literature and Culture
What CAS zone is Essays in French Literature and Culture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Essays in French Literature and Culture is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature, Romance. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Essays in French Literature and Culture?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Essays in French Literature and Culture based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Essays in French Literature and Culture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Essays in French Literature and Culture is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Essays in French Literature and Culture open access, and what is the APC?
Essays in French Literature and Culture 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: .