Journal profile
Fibreculture Journal
ISSN 1449-1443 · Open Humanities Press · Australia
Fibreculture Journal: fully open access; no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fibreculture Journal is published by Open Humanities Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cybernetics and Technology in Society, Social Media and Politics and Media and Digital Communication, together about 35.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Fibreculture Journal is a peer reviewed international journal, first published in 2003 to explore issues and ideas within the Fibreculture network. The Journal now serves wider social formations across the international community. We work with those thinking critically about, and working with, contemporary digital and networked media, and related transversal thought.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cybernetics and Technology in SocietyArts and Humanities13.9%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences11.5%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science10%
- Smart Cities and TechnologiesEngineering7.7%
- Cultural Studies and PostmodernismSocial Sciences6.9%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.4%
- Art, Technology, and CultureArts and Humanities5.4%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial 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
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 62 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
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 ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 12,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
Word length 5000–12,000 words. Model summary
Articles and bibliographic essays should be between 5000 – 12,000 words in length.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Originality requirement; submissions must not be under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
All manuscripts submitted to the Fibreculture Journal should be original and not be under consideration for another publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Guidelines
Default CC BY license from Issue 22 (2013); earlier issues CC BY-NC-ND. Model summary
From 2013 and Issue 22 onward we are publishing with a default CC BY (Creative Commons By Attribution) license. Issues prior to Issue 22 and 2013 were published and remain under a CC BY-NC-ND (By Attribution, Non Commercial, Non Derivative)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymous peer review for Articles section. Model summary
All other contributions in the ‘Articles’ section will be automatically double peer reviewed.
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
- Open Humanities Press
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1449-1443
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fibreculture Journal
How long does peer review take at Fibreculture Journal?
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 Fibreculture Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 12,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Is Fibreculture Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Fibreculture Journal is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .