Journal profile
Journal of Contemporary Poetics
ISSN 2521-5728 · eISSN 2788-7359 · International Islamic University, Islamabad · Pakistan
Journal of Contemporary Poetics: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Contemporary Poetics is published by International Islamic University, Islamabad. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies, Literature: history, themes, analysis and Contemporary Literature and Criticism, together about 34.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Situated in Pakistani academia, JCP provides a platform to researchers and scholars to engage in research situated at the cusp of the local and the global, inviting cross-cultural mediation that articulates perspectives stemming from various socio-political and discursive positions. Our key objective is to maintain high standards in research that are on a par with global research culture in academia. Apart from its primary concern with literary and linguistic studies, JCP gladly embraces research that interweaves perspectives from different disciplines – cultural studies, the social sciences, natural and applied sciences, computing, media and communication, etc. Based at the International Islamic University, Islamabad, JCP also publishes special issues occasionally to initiate debates that are not necessarily West-centric and invite an unsettling of hegemonic narratives and power relations that have continued to shape the contemporary world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities20%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities7.7%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities6.9%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities6.2%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities5.4%
- South Asian Studies and DiasporaArts and Humanities4.6%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences3.9%
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
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 80 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — |
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
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- MLA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
Uses British spellings Model summary
JCP follows British spellings (e.g. -ise instead of -ize).
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
- International Islamic University, Islamabad
- Country or region
- Pakistan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2521-5728
- Electronic ISSN
- 2788-7359
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Contemporary Poetics
How long does peer review take at Journal of Contemporary Poetics?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Journal of Contemporary Poetics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 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.
Which databases index Journal of Contemporary Poetics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Contemporary Poetics is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Contemporary Poetics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Contemporary Poetics 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .