Journal profile
MAVCOR Journal
ISSN 2475-2428 · Yale University · United States
MAVCOR Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
MAVCOR Journal is published by Yale University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration, Latin American history and culture and Study and Philosophy of Religion, together about 21.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
MAVCOR Journal is an open access born-digital, double blind peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting conversation about material and visual cultures of religion. Published by the Center for the Study of Material and Visual Cultures of Religion at Yale University and reviewed by members of our distinguished Editorial Board and other experts, MAVCOR Journal encourages contributors to think deeply about the objects, performances, sounds, and digital experiences that have framed and continue to frame particular human engagements with religion broadly understood and across diverse cultures, regions, traditions, and historical periods.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology8.5%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities6.7%
- Study and Philosophy of ReligionArts and Humanities6.7%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory StudiesArts and Humanities5.5%
- Photographic and Visual ArtsArts and Humanities5.5%
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities5.5%
- Historical Art and Architecture StudiesArts 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.
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,017Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 108 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 20 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 16 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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, CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Peer review
- AI use
Authors must disclose use of generative AI beyond basic language correction/editing/formatting. Model summary
Authors should disclose the use of generative AI in preparing the article, beyond straightforward language correction, editing and formatting.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Authors retain copyright of their articles without restrictions. Model summary
Authors retain the copyright of their articles without restrictions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review by members of the Editorial Board before possible acceptance for publication on the site. Model summary
Before possible acceptance for publication on the site, submitted work undergoes peer-review by members of the Editorial Board.
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
- Yale University
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2475-2428
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about MAVCOR Journal
How long does peer review take at MAVCOR Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Which databases index MAVCOR Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, MAVCOR Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is MAVCOR Journal open access, and what is the APC?
MAVCOR Journal 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .