Journal profile
Journal of Humanistic and Social Studies
ISSN 2067-6557 · eISSN 2247-2371 · Editura Universităţii Aurel Vlaicu Arad · Romania
Journal of Humanistic and Social Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Humanistic and Social Studies is published by Editura Universităţii Aurel Vlaicu Arad. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative and World Literature, European Cultural and National Identity and Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change, together about 38.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Humanistic and Social Studies is a biannual publication established in 2010 with the purpose of providing a platform for the dissemination of scientific research results in the field of socio-humanities. Launched under the patronage of the “Intercultural and Interconfessional Studies” Research Centre -itself hosted by AVU`s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences-, the journal aims to stimulate interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research pertaining mainly to the field of philology, and secondarily to social sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Florica BodişteanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities17.7%
- European Cultural and National IdentitySocial Sciences11.4%
- Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational ChangeBusiness, Management and Accounting9.7%
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities8%
- Literary Analysis and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities6.6%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities4.8%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities3.8%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities3.1%
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
CNATDCU, CNCSPublisher 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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 364 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 1 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 2 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 2 |
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- 5–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,500 words
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- book reviewnly cited works will be included here). Book reviews should have 1000 to 1700 words. PAPER FORMAT Page dimensions: 23,5/16,5; margins: left 1,8main text ≤ 1,700 words
- reviewsThe journal publishes scientific articles and reviews in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German and Romanian (in the case of applied linguistics studies dedi…Length not stated
- scientific articlesThe journal publishes scientific articles and reviews in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German and Romanian (in the case of applied linguistics studies dedi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Author responsibility for published ideas Model summary
The author assumes all responsibility for the ideas expressed in the material published.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright transfer agreement required before publication Model summary
COPYRIGHT POLICIES All authors must sign the Transfer of Copyright agreement before the article can be published. This transfer agreement enables EDITURA UNIVERSITĂŢII "AUREL VLAICU" ARAD, ROMANIA to protect the copyrighted material for the authors, but does not relinquish the authors' proprietary rights. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
The journal publishes scientific articles and reviews in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German and Romanian (in the case of applied linguistics studies dedicated to the Romanian language) Model summary
The journal publishes scientific articles and reviews in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German and Romanian (in the case of applied linguistics studies dedicated to the Romanian language)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Permission required for previously published material Model summary
Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for both the print and the online format and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers.
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
- Editura Universităţii Aurel Vlaicu Arad
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- Spanish, English, French, Romanian, German
- ISSN
- 2067-6557
- Electronic ISSN
- 2247-2371
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Humanistic and Social Studies
How long does peer review take at Journal of Humanistic and Social Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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 Humanistic and Social Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 5–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,500 words. 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 Humanistic and Social Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Humanistic and Social Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Humanistic and Social Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Humanistic and Social 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: .