Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Journal of European Periodical Studies
ISSN 2506-6587 · Ghent University · Belgium
Journal of European Periodical Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of European Periodical Studies is published by Ghent University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books, Literature and Culture Studies and Media, Journalism, and Communication History, together about 50.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities22%
- Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities15.9%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities12.2%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities5.9%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities4.2%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities4.2%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q3 | 613/1186 | 48th |
| History | Q3 | 1256/1936 | 35th |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 465/692 | 32nd |
| Language and Linguistics | Q3 | 849/1137 | 25th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 247 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 15 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 32 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 33 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 36 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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 | — |
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
- Ghent University
- Country or region
- Belgium
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2506-6587
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of European Periodical Studies
How long does peer review take at Journal of European Periodical Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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 Journal of European Periodical Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of European Periodical Studies is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of European Periodical Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of European Periodical Studies 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; 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: .