Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Knowledge Cultures
ISSN 2327-5731 · eISSN 2375-6527 · Addleton Academic Publishers
Knowledge Cultures: fully open access; review about 60 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Knowledge Cultures is published by Addleton Academic Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Posthumanist Ethics and Activism, Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights and Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies, together about 23.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Knowledge Cultures is a multidisciplinary journal that draws on the humanities and social sciences at the intersections of economics, philosophy, library science, international law, politics, cultural studies, literary studies, new technology studies, history, and education. The journal serves as a hothouse for research with a specific focus on how knowledge futures will help to define the shape of higher education in the twenty-first century. In particular, the journal is interested in general theoretical problems concerning information and knowledge production and exchange, including the globalization of higher education, the knowledge economy, the interface between publishing and academia, and the development of the intellectual commons with an accent on digital sustainability, commons-based production and exchange of information and culture, the development of learning and knowledge networks and emerging concepts of freedom, access and justice in the organization of knowledge production.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named New Zealand 10, United States 6, Australia 4, United Kingdom 3, Sweden 3 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences9.1%
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences7.4%
- Decolonial Thought and EpistemologiesSocial Sciences6.9%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.6%
- Critical and Liberation PedagogySocial Sciences5.6%
- Educational Theory and Curriculum StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Digital Education and SocietyComputer Science5.2%
- Education, Philosophy, and SocietyArts and Humanities4.9%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q1 | 13/1186 | 98th |
| History | Q1 | 65/1936 | 96th |
| Cultural Studies | Q1 | 149/1434 | 89th |
| Philosophy | Q1 | 94/891 | 89th |
| Law | Q1 | 272/1162 | 76th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 485/1530 | 68th |
| Library and Information Sciences | Q2 | 99/296 | 66th |
| Education | Q2 | 718/1698 | 57th |
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, CEEOL, Cengage Learning/Gale, CNKI Scholar, Crossref, DeepDyve, Dimensions/Digital Science, Hinari, ProQuest, SHERPA/RoMEO, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 360 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 94 |
| 2025 | 30 | 29 | 141 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 178 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 151 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 141 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 132 |
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
60 daysfirst decision after review
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2023
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Addleton Academic Publishers
- ISSN
- 2327-5731
- Electronic ISSN
- 2375-6527
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Knowledge Cultures
How long does peer review take at Knowledge Cultures?
The publisher reports about 60 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20% (2023). 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 Knowledge Cultures based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are New Zealand (10), United States (6) and Australia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Knowledge Cultures?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Knowledge Cultures is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Knowledge Cultures open access, and what is the APC?
Knowledge Cultures is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .