Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Metafora
ISSN 2617-4839 · Asociación Peruana de Retórica · Peru
Metafora: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Metafora is published by Asociación Peruana de Retórica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Latin American Literature Analysis, Poetry Analysis and Criticism and Latin American Literature Studies, together about 50.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Metáfora. Revista de Literatura y Análisis del Discurso es una publicación semestral, arbitrada y académica que constituye el órgano de difusión de la Asociación Peruana de Retórica. Recibe artículos y reseñas en castellano y portugués en el ámbito de la Retórica, literatura comparada, análisis del discurso, artes visuales, arte popular, estudios culturales, estudios poscoloniales, historia de la literatura, estudios de género, semiótica, teoría de la recepción y pragmática. No se excluye ninguna perspectiva que contribuya al análisis literario y de las diversas expresiones culturales. El propósito de la revista es crear un espacio académico digital que difunda las contribuciones de investigadores(as) latinoamericanos(as) y de otras regiones del mundo para el análisis literario y cultural desde las distintas perspectivas teóricas. Metáfora es una revista de acceso abierto que busca democratizar el conocimiento y difundir la investigación humanística. Su público objetivo está constituido por investigadores, profesores y estudiantes de literatura, de lingüística, humanidades y ciencias sociales.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities29%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities11.7%
- Latin American Literature StudiesSocial Sciences10.1%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities9.9%
- Cultural and Social Studies in Latin AmericaArts and Humanities9.6%
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities4.2%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities3.5%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q3 | 826/1186 | — |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 548/692 | — |
| Language and Linguistics | Q4 | 978/1137 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 271 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 7 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 9 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 2 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 8 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 2 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- APA
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
- Asociación Peruana de Retórica
- Country or region
- Peru
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2617-4839
- 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 Metafora
How long does peer review take at Metafora?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Metafora?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 5; Reference style: APA. 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 Metafora?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Metafora is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Metafora open access, and what is the APC?
Metafora 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .