Journal profile
Fafnir
ISSN 2342-2009 · Finnish Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy Research · Finland
Fafnir: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fafnir is published by Finnish Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy Research. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction, Themes in Literature Analysis and Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies, together about 49.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative FictionArts and Humanities29.1%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities13.1%
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities7.8%
- Literary and Philosophical StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities5.2%
- Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisSocial Sciences4%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities3.6%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities2.8%
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 374 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 10 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 12 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 10 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 8 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Finnish Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy Research
- Country or region
- Finland
- Language
- English, Finnish
- ISSN
- 2342-2009
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fafnir
How long does peer review take at Fafnir?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Fafnir?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fafnir is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Fafnir open access, and what is the APC?
Fafnir 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; 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: .