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European Journal of Scandinavian Studies
ISSN 2191-9399 · eISSN 2191-9402 · Walter de Gruyter
European Journal of Scandinavian Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Scandinavian Studies is published by Walter de Gruyter 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 Historical and Archaeological Studies, Linguistics and language evolution and European Cultural and National Identity, together about 28.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal The current volume of The European Journal of Scandinavian Studies is open access via Subscribe to Open (S2O). All accepted articles will be published under a Creative Commons license at no cost to authors. Learn more about De Gruyter Brill’s Subscribe to Open program.The European Journal of Scandinavian Studies is continuing the journal skandinavistik unde r a new name. The journal's content reflects the international spectrum of Scandinavian studies with the subareas of modern literature and cultural studies (including media studies), medieval studies and linguistics. The journal adresses scholars of literature and linguistics as well as scholars of comparative literature interested in this field.Please find more information about the journal, contact persons and manuscript submissions on the journal's website.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities12.5%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities9.4%
- European Cultural and National IdentitySocial Sciences6.9%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities6.4%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences6.4%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities6.1%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities6.1%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities5.4%
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 | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLC
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 67.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 466 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 35 | 33 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27 | 16 | 3 |
| 2023 | 36 | 23 | 16 |
| 2022 | 33 | 20 | 2 |
| 2021 | 39 | 12 | 6 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 0 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 2191-9399
- Electronic ISSN
- 2191-9402
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Scandinavian Studies
What CAS zone is European Journal of Scandinavian Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Scandinavian Studies is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index European Journal of Scandinavian Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Scandinavian Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Journal of Scandinavian Studies open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Scandinavian Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .