Journal profile
Forum for Contemporary Issues in Language and Literature
ISSN 2719-8111 · University of Siedlce · Poland
Forum for Contemporary Issues in Language and Literature: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 6 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Forum for Contemporary Issues in Language and Literature is published by University of Siedlce. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies, American and British Literature Analysis and Translation Studies and Practices, together about 21.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal "Forum for Contemporary Issues in Language and Literature" acts as a forum for innovative and challenging research in the areas of literature, linguistics, philosophy and cultural studies. The broad scope and interdisciplinary nature of the journal as well as not being confined solely to Anglophone Studies actively promotes a multiplicity of critical approaches for the express purposes of positioning itself within a wider debate encompassing the evolution of critical trends and fostering new areas of contemporary research. Submissions should engage primarily with literary texts as the central object of inquiry, approached through literary, linguistic, or philosophical perspectives. Contributions may address questions of literary tradition, history, form, and interpretation, as well as issues of language, discourse, meaning, and historically situated modes of expression. Manuscripts primarily concerned with gender identity, sexual identity, sexuality studies, or related sociocultural debates fall outside the scope of the journal and will not be considered. Indexation: ICV 2024 = 88.12 ICV 2023 = 84.37 Aims and Scope The Journal acts as a forum for innovative and challenging research in the areas of literature, linguistics, philosophy and cultural studies. The broad scope and interdisciplinary nature of the journal (as well as not being restricted to Anglophone Studies) actively promotes a multiplicity of critical approaches for the express purposes to position itself within a wider debate encompassing the evolution of critical trends as well as to open up of new and exciting areas of contemporary research.Forum is an annual, peer-reviewed journal. Ethics Our journal adopts the publication ethic guidelines as defined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). For reference see COPE guidelines https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Guidelines and its detailed flowcharts https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Flowcharts. The summary of the selected COPE guidelines is presented below.Duties of the Author Authorship of the manuscript: authorship refers to those who have made a substantial contribution to the article and have accountability for the work that was done and its presentation in a publication. Ghostwriting and guest authorship are considered bad publication practice. The contributors list should also include anybody who analysed data or prepared the first draft. Non-author contributors may be named in the acknowledgements. Before submi
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Poland 22, Spain 8, Slovakia 6, United States 3, Canada 3 (51 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities7.5%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities7.5%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities6.3%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities6.3%
- Short Stories in Global LiteratureArts and Humanities6.3%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities6.3%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology5%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences5%
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
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 47 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 6–8
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Publication ethics
Adopts COPE publication ethics guidelines. Model summary
Our journal adopts the publication ethic guidelines as defined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright and publishing rights (from 2023). Model summary
The author retains copyrights and publishing rights (from 2023).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access; users may read, download, print and use publications for any lawful purposes. Model summary
Forum is an open-access journal, which enables its users to read, download, print and use publications for any lawful purposes.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Anti-plagiarism control before publication. Model summary
Articles are subject to anti-plagiarism control before publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving permitted; authors may deposit published PDF in repositories and personal websites. Model summary
Self-archiving is permitted. Thus authors may deposit the published PDF version of their articles in academic and institutional repositories as well as publish their articles on their personal websites.
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
- University of Siedlce
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- Spanish, English
- ISSN
- 2719-8111
- 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 Forum for Contemporary Issues in Language and Literature
How long does peer review take at Forum for Contemporary Issues in Language and Literature?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Forum for Contemporary Issues in Language and Literature?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 6–8; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Forum for Contemporary Issues in Language and Literature based?
Of the 51 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (22), Spain (8) and Slovakia (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Forum for Contemporary Issues in Language and Literature?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Forum for Contemporary Issues in Language and Literature is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Forum for Contemporary Issues in Language and Literature open access, and what is the APC?
Forum for Contemporary Issues in Language and Literature 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .