Journal profile
Francospheres
ISSN 2046-3820 · eISSN 2046-3839 · Liverpool University Press · United Kingdom
Francospheres: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Francospheres is published by Liverpool University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are French Literature and Criticism, Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies and French Literature and Critical Theory, together about 44.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The bilingual journal Francosphères seeks to question the presence of French language and culture across frontiers and borders, as defined by ‒ but not limited to ‒ (post)colonial encounters and decolonial perspectives. To this extent, it is a journal of transcultural and intercultural French Studies ‒ about liminal spaces and transference rather than operating within the hierarchy of ‘French’ or ‘Francophone’ culture. The journal’s overall aim is to advance a dialogue about what it means to work in ‘French’ Studies in the 21st Century. Francosphères thus offers an opportunity to reflect critically on ‘concentrations’ of creative and counter-hegemonic endeavours in which the French language, culture, or an ‘idea’ of Frenchness have played a determining role, thereby contributing to the development of new critical paradigms for our arguably ‘post-national’ era.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- French Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities15.1%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities14.9%
- French Literature and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities14.2%
- Caribbean and African Literature and CultureArts and Humanities10.9%
- North African History and LiteratureArts and Humanities8.4%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities4.6%
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities3.6%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities2.9%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
MLA International BibliographyPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 288 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 23 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 44 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 30 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 19 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted4
- articlesFrancosphères is published twice annually and includes articles, book reviews, interviews, and translations.Length not stated
- book reviewsFrancosphères is published twice annually and includes articles, book reviews, interviews, and translations.Length not stated
- interviewsFrancosphères is published twice annually and includes articles, book reviews, interviews, and translations.Length not stated
- translationsFrancosphères is published twice annually and includes articles, book reviews, interviews, and translations.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Fully open access with no APC. Model summary
Francosphères is a fully open access journal and all content is freely available. There is no Article Publishing Charge for authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review for all articles including special issues. Model summary
All articles published in the journal (including in any special issues) are subject to peer-review by objective experts in the field, prior to the acceptance by the journal editor(s). The journal employs a double-anonymous review (anonymity strictly observed between author and reviewer).
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
- Liverpool University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2046-3820
- Electronic ISSN
- 2046-3839
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Francospheres
How long does peer review take at Francospheres?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Francospheres?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Francospheres is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Francospheres open access, and what is the APC?
Francospheres 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .