Journal profile
Limina A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies
ISSN 1324-4558 · eISSN 1833-3419 · University of Western Australia · Australia
Limina A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Limina A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies is published by University of Western Australia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Literature: history, themes, analysis, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration, together about 18.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Limina welcomes submissions from all researchers, and particularly encourages submissions from postgraduate researchers. We are committed to publishing the work of postgraduate students and early-career researchers, realising the importance of developing an early publication record. We encourage interdisciplinary material (e.g. philosophy, music, anthropology) and are open to speculative, topical or non-traditional approaches in addition to more traditional papers. We accept a range of works including academic articles, short scholarly essays (ephemera), creative works, practice-based research works, and book reviews.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 6 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities7.4%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities7.4%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology3.7%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities3.7%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences3.7%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities3.7%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities3.7%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities3.7%
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
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
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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-NC-ND | |
| 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)
Article types accepted6
- articlesLimina publishes scholarly articles of 5000 to 7000 words from any field within the humanities and social sciences.Length not stated
- book reviewsInterdisciplinary in outlook, Limina welcomes scholarly contributions from authors worldwide in the form of research articles and book reviews.Length not stated
- creative worksIn addition to scholarly articles, Limina Journal also publishes creative works. We welcome submissions of creative writing from across Australia and the world.Length not stated
- ephemeraLimina accepts unsolicited submissions of critical essays, long-form literary reviews, translations of scholarly work and academically informed reflections from…Length not stated
- practice-based researchCreative practice research is a research methodology which aims to create new academic knowledge through the making of a creative artifact. The types of creativ…Length not stated
- research articlesInterdisciplinary in outlook, Limina welcomes scholarly contributions from authors worldwide in the form of research articles and book reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright and may republish anywhere provided Limina is acknowledged as the original place of publication. Model summary
Authors retain copyright of their articles and may republish them anywhere provided that Limina is acknowledged as the original place of publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Online Open Access journal Model summary
Limina is an online Open Access journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
Double-blind peer review; all articles reviewed by three members of the Editorial Collective; acceptance requires at least two reviewers; revised articles sent to peer reviewers; authors given roughly six weeks to resubmit revised articles. Model summary
Limina adopts a double-blind peer-review process. We depend on esteemed academics and professorial staff from Australia and worldwide to referee submissions and seek to provide the submitting postgraduate or early career researcher with prompt evaluation and an efficient publication process. All articles submitted to Limina are reviewed by three members of the Editorial Collective. When an article…
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
- University of Western Australia
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1324-4558
- Electronic ISSN
- 1833-3419
- 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 Limina A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies
How long does peer review take at Limina A Journal of Historical and Cultural 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Limina A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Limina A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Limina A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Limina A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Limina A Journal of Historical and Cultural 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .