Journal profile
Journal of Festive Studies
ISSN 2641-9939 · H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences Online · United States
Journal of Festive Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 27 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Festive Studies is published by H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences Online. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Arts and Performance Studies, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts and Music History and Culture, together about 34.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published online once a year, the Journal of Festive Studies provides a forum for those who share an interest in the world’s diversity of festivities, including holiday celebrations, family rituals, carnivals, religious feasts, civic parades, commemorations, music festivals, and more. It encourages submissions of original research and analysis from established and emerging scholars as well as other contributors such as practitioners and curators.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 4, Germany 1, Canada 1, Chile 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Arts and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities24.3%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities4.9%
- Caribbean history, culture, and politicsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Urban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
- Physical Education and Sports StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities3.5%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, OCLCPublisher 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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 160 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 53 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 31 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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-NC-ND | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- creative contributionsCreative contributions: audio-visual submissions such as photographic essays, digital exhibitions, interactive media, documentaries, illustrations, creative aud…Length not stated
- multimedia reviewsMultimedia reviews of monographs, edited volumes, films, and other scholarly media. Various formats that discuss a scholarly work or works within the realm of f…Length not stated
- research articleishes four categories of contributions: Research articles (6,000–10,000 words, inclusive of notes and bibliography, but not including absmain text ≤ 10,000 words
- reviewfestivity. See examples here and here. Reviews: The Journal of Festive Studies accepts: Traditional reviews (1,000-1500 words, inclusive of notes and bibliograp…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- review essaysReview essays (< 8000 words, inclusive of notes and bibliography, but not including abstract) that provide an overview of a specific discipline, topic, theoreti…Length not stated
- short contributionsShort contributions (< 4,000 words, inclusive of notes and bibliography, but not including abstract and biography): shorter texts that engage with festive studi…Length not stated
- traditional reviewsTraditional reviews (1,000-1500 words, inclusive of notes and bibliography, but not including abstract) of monographs, edited volumes, films, and other scholarl…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Original work only; not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
The submission should not be previously published or before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Personal data used only for stated journal purposes Model summary
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Authors must obtain and document permissions for images Model summary
If submitting images of any type, you should obtain the appropriate permissions for using those images and be able to provide the journal editors with proof of those permissions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
If accepted for publication, the author is willing to accept that their work will be published as an open access publication distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access OPEN ACCESS POLICY (why)
H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online, the publisher of Journal of Festive Studies, is committed to open access. All H-Net content, including journals, monographs, and reviews, are freely available to both authors and readers. We explicitly do not charge author-processing fees, which unfairly places a burden or barrier to contributors from disadvantaged backgrounds, those lacking institutio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review ON THE PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Anonymization required for research articles and review essays Model summary
All submissions should be made via the journal’s online platform (see “Make a submission” button” on our home page), after which the editors will assess their suitability. Submissions that are deemed acceptable will move to the next stage, the duration of which will depend on the nature of the contribution and the availability and timeliness of external reviewers.
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
- H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences Online
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2641-9939
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Festive Studies
How long does peer review take at Journal of Festive Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Festive Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Journal of Festive Studies based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4), Germany (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Festive Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Festive Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Festive Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Festive 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, 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: .