Journal profile · FOLKLORE
Fabula
ISSN 0014-6242 · eISSN 1613-0464 · Walter de Gruyter
Fabula: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fabula is published by Walter de Gruyter and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are German Literature and Culture Studies, Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies and Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies, together about 50.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): FOLKLORE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities27.7%
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities13.8%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities9.2%
- Libraries and Information ServicesArts and Humanities6.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Public Administration and Political AnalysisSocial Sciences4%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities3.6%
- Literature and Cultural MemoryArts and Humanities3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Folklore | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Folklore | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Folklore | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,785 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 28 | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 | 30 | 23 | 24 |
| 2022 | 28 | 13 | 26 |
| 2021 | 27 | 7 | 5 |
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 2,400 | — | — |
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
- 0014-6242
- Electronic ISSN
- 1613-0464
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fabula
What CAS zone is Fabula in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fabula is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Folklore. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Fabula?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fabula is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Fabula open access, and what is the APC?
Fabula is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,712.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .