Journal profile
Exchanges
ISSN 2053-9665 · University of Warwick · United Kingdom
Exchanges: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 17 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Exchanges is published by University of Warwick. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration, Research, Science, and Academia and Publishing and Scholarly Communication, together about 30.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal (ISSN 2053-9665) is a peer-reviewed, open-access, and interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the publication of high-quality work by researchers in all disciplines. Launched in 2013 by the University of Warwick with the subtitle The Warwick Research Journal, from 2018 the title embraced a new brand as Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal. This reflected the increasingly international and diverse nature of its Editorial Board and author community. The online-only title particularly attracts innovative research articles from emerging domain experts and early-career researchers; it also publishes scholarly work by authors who combine research with academic teaching or other professional employment.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Interdisciplinary Research and CollaborationDecision Sciences10.9%
- Research, Science, and AcademiaDecision Sciences10.4%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities9%
- Doctoral Education Challenges and SolutionsHealth Professions6%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities6%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences5.8%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities4.9%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.6%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, CrossrefPublisher 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
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.63OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 410 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 88 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 94 |
| 2024 | 74 | 74 | 127 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 99 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 124 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 70 |
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 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 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 | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- book reviewsBook Reviews*: Brief critical appraisals and descriptive evaluations of a topical or recent academic text, designed to offer an introductory overview to the wor…Length not stated
- conversationsConversations*: Contextualised dialogues with significant research figures in any field. Ideally these should include a particular focus on their subject's inte…Length not stated
- critical reflectionsCritical Reflections*: Focused, critical appraisals typically concerning areas of emerging research, a key event or crucial new text (1,000-4,000 words).Length not stated
- original research articlesOriginal research articles: Describing the outcomes, application or impact of any original, unpublished research, on any topic (4,000-8,000 words).Length not stated
- perspectives, from any disciplinary realm, area or perspective (4,000-8,000 words). Review articles: Overviews summarising the current statemain text ≤ 8,000 words
- review articlesReview articles: Overviews summarising the current state of understanding of a topic, highlighting key literature, trends and authors (4,000-8,000 words).Length not stated
- themed research articlesThemed research articles: Original research articles addressing the core topic within a thematic call for papers, from any disciplinary realm, area or perspecti…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use
AI tools policy: authors using AI tools must review the journal's policy on deployment, use, identification and citation. Model summary
Authors considering or using artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the preparation of any element of their papers, are strongly advised to review the journal’s policy with respect to their deployment, use, identification and citation.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Author rights retention: authors retain copyright over their work. Model summary
Exchanges authors retain rights over their submitted work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Third-party copyright: authors are responsible for obtaining permission from rights holders for third-party material. Model summary
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission where necessary from copyright owners (rights holders) for reproducing within their articles any illustrations, tables, figures or extensive text extracts previously published elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access & Publication Fees
Exchanges fully embraces the tenants of diamond open access (Fuchs & Sandoval, 2013). This means all articles are free to access to readers at publication and there are no fees (e.g., article processing charges (APC)) to be paid by authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
For articles seeking publication via the peer review route, the journal uses a double-anonymised, editor-mediated and journal facilitated peer-review model to ensure quality assurance. You can read more about this approach in our guidance to peer reviewers. Articles submitted under the editorial review categories (e.g., Critical Reflections, Conversations and Book Review formats) still undergo a r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality checking: automated originality checking at initial submission plus editor and peer-reviewer scrutiny. Model summary
At the initial submission, all manuscripts undergo automated originality checking, and additionally editors and peer-reviewers also frequently scrutinise manuscripts to this end too.
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
- University of Warwick
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2053-9665
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Exchanges
How long does peer review take at Exchanges?
Authors report an average review time of about 17 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 Exchanges?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Exchanges is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Exchanges open access, and what is the APC?
Exchanges 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .