Journal profile
Fusion Journal
ISSN 2201-7208 · Charles Sturt University (Australia); University of Lincoln (UK) · Australia
Fusion Journal: fully open access; no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fusion Journal aims to: provide a space where the blurring of different disciplinary, cultural, local, national and global ideas and creative practices can flourish; increase scholarly appreciation of transdiscplinarity, transculturalism and transnationalism in the creative and cultural industries: arts, media and communication; encourage early career researchers by offering the opportunity to work alongside established researchers in the editorial, peer reviewing and writing processes; share the benefits of transnational collaboration and discussion of issues seen through the lens of fusion and hybridisation; and foster critical awareness of the dialogic fusion produced between globalisation and regionalism. Fusion Journal is also open to reviews and commissioned articles. Appearing twice a year, each issue is organised around a theme involving the fusion of two or more ideas, disciplines or cultures, and edited by a small team of guest editors whose research interests reflect the particular theme. The editorial teams include at least one early career researcher or Higher Degree Research student – refer to Submissions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 11, United Kingdom 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOAJPublisher 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
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 8 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 accessLetPub
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
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- MLA
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- creative workspublishing refereed articles, creative works and other practice-led forms of output.Length not stated
- editorialSurname, Firstname (of editorial/introduction/etc). Editorial/Introduction/etc. Title of Book, by Firstname Surname (of book), Publisher, Year, page range.Length not stated
- other practice-led forms of outputpublishing refereed articles, creative works and other practice-led forms of output.Length not stated
- refereed articlespublishing refereed articles, creative works and other practice-led forms of output.Length not stated
- reviewfor reports, edited interviews, feature reviews of up to 4,000 words, or creative works and other projects of equivalent scope.main text ≤ 4,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright
Authors/creators who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors/creators retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution – Noncommercial – No Derivatives 3.0 License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work’s authorship and initial publication in this jo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access online scholarly journal. Model summary
Fusion Journal is an international, open access online scholarly journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Articles submitted will be double-blind peer reviewed by independent referees who have no conflict of interest. Referees will provide objective comment on the manuscript and the issue editor/s will review comments. Reviewed articles will be treated confidentially. The criteria for evaluating submissions are: importance of the topic discussed in the article; contribution to the field of inquiry or …
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
- Charles Sturt University (Australia); University of Lincoln (UK)
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2201-7208
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fusion Journal
How long does peer review take at Fusion Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Fusion Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: MLA. 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 Fusion Journal based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (11) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Fusion Journal?
The journal's website lists DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Fusion Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Fusion Journal is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .