Journal profile
Forma Breve
ISSN 1645-927X · eISSN 2183-4709 · UA Editora · Portugal
Forma Breve: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Forma Breve is published by UA Editora. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Latin American Literature Analysis, Literature, Culture, and Criticism and Short Stories in Global Literature, together about 56.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Forma Breve is an annual journal of the Department of Languages and Cultures of the University of Aveiro, with scientific arbitration (double anonymous peer reviewed evaluation) that, since 2003, publishes original studies and reviews, in the area of the Humanities, with special emphasis on literary studies. It has maintained a regular rhythm of publication, since the year of its creation, and it is a journal aimed at academics and researchers as well as the general public. Since volume no. 12 (2015) this scientific journal has privileged the publication of articles from congresses organized by the research group "Mythographies: Themes and Variations", of the R&D unit Centre for Languages, Literatures and Cultures (CLLC), of the University of Aveiro. From issue no. 17 (2021) onwards, the journal will be published exclusively online. The journal accepts unpublished works, not submitted to other journals, in the following languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian and French. The journal is indexed in Capes/Qualis (in category B2), RCAAP (Open Access Scientific Repository in Portugal), Open Aire, DOAJ. It is also planned to be submitted for indexing in SCOPUS. The Creative Commons license for the journal is CC BY. Its contents are freely available, in open access, in the platform PROA, in which, besides the online publication of the full volume, each published article is also assigned an individual pdf with DOI (Digital Object Identifier). There is no charge for the submission, peer review, revision, online availability and download of the articles. Copyright remains with the authors. This journal permits and encourages authors to post items submitted to the journal on personal websites or institutional repositories both prior to and after publication, while providing bibliographic details that credit, if applicable, its publication in this journal. This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access. The Journal Forma Breve adheres to the principles of ethics outlined by COPE - Committee on Publication Ethics. All proposals in which plagiarism is detected will be rejected. For this detection, URK
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities23.3%
- Literature, Culture, and CriticismArts and Humanities20%
- Short Stories in Global LiteratureArts and Humanities13.3%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities10%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities10%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities6.7%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities3.3%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities3.3%
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
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability
- Data availability
Privacy statement: names and email addresses used exclusively for stated journal purposes, not shared with other parties. Model summary
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
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
- UA Editora
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- Portuguese, English, Italian, French
- ISSN
- 1645-927X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2183-4709
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Forma Breve
How long does peer review take at Forma Breve?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Forma Breve?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: APA. 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.
Which databases index Forma Breve?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Forma Breve is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Forma Breve open access, and what is the APC?
Forma Breve 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .