Journal profile
Interferences Litteraires
ISSN 2031-2970 · KU Leuven · Belgium
Interferences Litteraires: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Interferences Litteraires is published by KU Leuven. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are French Literature and Critical Theory, French Literature and Criticism and Narrative Theory and Analysis, together about 34.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Interférences littéraires/Literaire interferenties is a peer-reviewed, international and multilingual open-access journal (DOAJ) devoted to the interaction between literature and cultural and societal practices.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Liesbeth FRANÇOISPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- French Literature and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities16.7%
- French Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities12.3%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities5.2%
- Autobiographical and Biographical WritingArts and Humanities4.9%
- French Literature and PoetryArts and Humanities4.9%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities4.8%
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities4.6%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities4.4%
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 378 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 7 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 30 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- MLA
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License Model summary
Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the authors. By virtue of their appearance in this open-access journal, articles are free to use, with proper attribution, in educational and other non-commercial settings.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
Peer-reviewed journal Model summary
The editorial team of Interférences littéraires maintains a high editorial standard. When an individual manuscript is submitted, it is assessed whether it falls within the journal’s scope and is suitable for inclusion in a particular issue, or in the varia section. Accepted manuscripts undergo a double-blind peer-review process by two reviewers who are specialists in the subject field. Anonymity i…
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
- KU Leuven
- Country or region
- Belgium
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, Dutch, German
- ISSN
- 2031-2970
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Interferences Litteraires
How long does peer review take at Interferences Litteraires?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Interferences Litteraires?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: MLA; Highlights: Required; 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.
Which databases index Interferences Litteraires?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Interferences Litteraires is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Interferences Litteraires open access, and what is the APC?
Interferences Litteraires 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: .