Journal profile
Journal of Literature and Humanities
ISSN 2822-4779 · Atatürk University · Türkiye
Journal of Literature and Humanities: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 192 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 21 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Literature and Humanities is published by Atatürk University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Turkish Literature and Culture, Historical Turkish Studies and Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies, together about 37.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Literature and Humanities aims to contribute to the literature with original research articles and reviews that have high scientific quality in the field of language, literature and humanities. The target audience of the journal consists of scientists, and professional workers and all people who are interested in language, literature and humanities.Abstracting and Indexing Journal of Literature and Humanities is covered in the following abstracting and indexing databases;• DOAJ• EBSCO - Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS)• EBSCO - H. W. Wilson Databases - Humanities Source• TUBITAK ULAKBIM TR Index• China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI)• ERIH Plus• MLA International Bibliography• Gale CengageTo guarantee that all papers published in the journal are maintained and permanently accessible, articles are stored in Dergipark which serves as a national archival web site and at the same time permits LOCKSS to collect, preserve, and serve the content. Last Update Time: May 13, 2026 Period Months February June October
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Türkiye 52, Romania 1, Qatar 1 (54 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Turkish Literature and CultureArts and Humanities18.5%
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences12.6%
- Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesArts and Humanities6.3%
- Linguistics and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities5.9%
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities4.7%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4.3%
- Ottoman Empire History and SocietySocial Sciences3.9%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities3.9%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCOPublisher 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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 192 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 83 | 83 | 19 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 14 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 2 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
192 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 15 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 192 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 136 daysPublisher website ·
- 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-NC | |
| 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)
Article types accepted2
- research articleResearch Articles: This is the most important type of article since it provides new information based on original research.Length not stated
- review articleReview Articles: Reviews prepared by authors who have extensive knowledge on a particular field and whose scientific background has been translated into a high …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright
- Authorship
SAGER guidelines Model summary
Journal of Literature and Humanities encourages authors to follow the ‘Sex and Gender Equity in Research – SAGER – guidelines’ when preparing their manuscripts to promote the inclusion of sex and gender considerations in research.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Model summary
Content of this journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License
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
- Atatürk University
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- Turkish, English
- ISSN
- 2822-4779
- Print ISSN
- 2602-2788
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Literature and Humanities
How long does peer review take at Journal of Literature and Humanities?
The publisher reports about 192 days (submission to final decision); 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Literature and Humanities based?
Of the 54 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (52), Romania (1) and Qatar (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Literature and Humanities?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Literature and Humanities is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Literature and Humanities open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Literature and Humanities 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .