Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
ILEF Dergisi
ISSN 2148-7219 · eISSN 2458-9209 · Ankara University · Turkey
ILEF Dergisi: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ILEF Dergisi is published by Ankara University and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Turkish Studies, Turkey's Politics and Society and Media Discourse and Social Analysis, together about 32.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences11.3%
- Turkey's Politics and SocietySocial Sciences10.7%
- Media Discourse and Social AnalysisSocial Sciences10.3%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences7.2%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences6.9%
- Diverse Cultural and Social StudiesArts and Humanities6%
- Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesArts and Humanities5.3%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 85.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 192 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 69 |
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Ankara University
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 2148-7219
- Electronic ISSN
- 2458-9209
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ILEF Dergisi
What CAS zone is ILEF Dergisi in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ILEF Dergisi is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at ILEF Dergisi?
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.
Which databases index ILEF Dergisi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ILEF Dergisi is indexed in ESCI.
Is ILEF Dergisi open access, and what is the APC?
ILEF Dergisi is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .