Journal profile
Explorations Opole
ISSN 2353-6969 · Opole University · Poland
Explorations Opole: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Explorations Opole is published by Opole University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Contemporary Literature and Criticism, Poetry Analysis and Criticism and Translation Studies and Practices, together about 27.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-chief Jacek GutorowPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities10.3%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities9.2%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities8.1%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities8.1%
- American Literature and CultureArts and Humanities6%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities5.4%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities5.4%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities5.4%
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
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 102 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright
- Authorship
Procedures implemented to prevent ghostwriting and guest authorship. Model summary
Please note that the Editors of Explorations have implemented procedures aimed to prevent ghostwriting and guest authorship
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright under CC BY 3.0 Unported. Model summary
Authors of papers published in Explorations retain copyright in accordance with the provisions of Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence
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
- Opole University
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2353-6969
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Explorations Opole
How long does peer review take at Explorations Opole?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 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 Explorations Opole?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Explorations Opole is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Explorations Opole open access, and what is the APC?
Explorations Opole 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: .