Journal profile
Excentric Narratives Journal of Anglophone Literature Culture and Media
ISSN 2585-3538 · School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece · Greece
Excentric Narratives Journal of Anglophone Literature Culture and Media: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Ex-centric Narratives: Journal of Anglophone Literature and Media is published by the School of English of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and sponsored by the Hellenic Association for American Studies (HELAAS). The initial discussions about the journal creation started as early as 2010. The official launching of the journal took place in December 2017 with the publication of its first issue. The Journal main editorial team comes from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), Creighton University, Nebraska (USA) and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece). The journal aims at scholarly articles from academics and scholars whose research interests cover topics in the area of Anglophone literature, media and culture. In particular, the journal is divided into Part I (special theme scholarly and book review essays) and Part II (scholarly essays). The journal is published once a year.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Greece 12, United States 3, Canada 2, France 1, Türkiye 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
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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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google ScholarPublisher website
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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
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–180 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- MLA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use The use of AI and AI-Assisted technologies
According to COPE’s position statement for the use of AI tools, Generative AI technologies such as ChatGPT Do not meet the requirements for authorshipDo not always produce trustworthy contentCannot be held responsible for the content they produce and subsequently they may not be listed as (co- authors)Cannot avoid bias or errorShould be checked when used in text production from grammatical accurac…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship and Contributorship
Authorship within the humanities usually results from the writing practice of a single individual. Ex-centric Narratives adopts the ICMJE definition for the role of authors and contributors. In the case of multiple authors, it is important that the role of each individual is clearly described in the ExNa contract to be signed by each one of the individuals involved in the writing process. In a mul…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability
In the case of articles that resort to the use of corpora (as it happens with corpus linguistics), authors are requested to submit all data information to the ExNa platform as supplementary files. The ExNa General Editors will publicize the information only if the authors’ consent has been ensured.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Ethical oversight The General Editors and the Editorial Board of Ex-centric Narratives: Journal of Anglophone Literature, Culture and Media adhere to the ethical guidelines for journal publications put forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). This includes a commitment to align with COPE’s guidelines on guest edited collections, to ensure transparency, editorial independence, and ethic…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Section 1: Author’s Grant of Rights In consideration of ExNa’s agreement to publish the Work in ExNa, the Author grants to ExNa a license on the following terms: The exclusive first publication rights in the Work.The right to publish, reproduce, publicly display, publicly perform and distribute the Work in perpetuity throughout the world in all means of expression by any method or media now known …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Ex-Centric Narratives provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. All articles published by Ex-Centric Narratives are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike International 4.0 License (CC BY-SA 4.0), which permits others to distribute, remix, tweak, and build u…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Reviewers are asked to send back their comments up to 2 months of receipt of the manuscript. Model summary
General Editors ensure that the Journal’s online system is used in all stages of the publication process from the submission, to the double blind review, the editing and copy-editing process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism concerns the ethical obligation to acknowledge the fair use of the words, ideas, and citations of others. As COPE (2024) explains, “Plagiarism differs from falsification and fabrication because it is about giving fair credit for words or ideas, rather than the misrepresentation of data or content.”
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
- School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
- Country or region
- Greece
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2585-3538
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Excentric Narratives Journal of Anglophone Literature Culture and Media
How long does peer review take at Excentric Narratives Journal of Anglophone Literature Culture and Media?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Excentric Narratives Journal of Anglophone Literature Culture and Media?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–180 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: MLA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Excentric Narratives Journal of Anglophone Literature Culture and Media based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Greece (12), United States (3) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Excentric Narratives Journal of Anglophone Literature Culture and Media?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Excentric Narratives Journal of Anglophone Literature Culture and Media is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Excentric Narratives Journal of Anglophone Literature Culture and Media open access, and what is the APC?
Excentric Narratives Journal of Anglophone Literature Culture and Media 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: .