Journal profile
Modern Languages Open
ISSN 2052-5397 · Liverpool University Press · United Kingdom
Modern Languages Open: fully open access; APC about USD 975; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Modern Languages Open is published by Liverpool University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative and World Literature, Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies and Translation Studies and Practices, together about 22.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Modern Languages Open (MLO) is a platform for the open access dissemination of peer-reviewed scholarship from across the modern languages to a global audience. Current sections are: Comparative Literature; Digital Modern Languages; Film; French & Francophone; German Studies; Hispanic Studies; Italian; Linguistics; Portuguese & Lusophone; and Russian & Eastern European Languages. Publishing under the imprimatur of a leading university press, MLO marries the editorial expertise and marketing capabilities of a publisher that has been active in the field for many decades with current digital technologies designed to facilitate open access to content under a Creative Commons licence. ISSN 2052-5397
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 17, United States 2 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities10.1%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities7.3%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities5.1%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities5.1%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology4.8%
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4.8%
- French Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities4.6%
- Linguistic and Sociocultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
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
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 363 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 57 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 153 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 284 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | 144 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 95 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 82 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 750 / USD 975 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 975 / GBP 750 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 750 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- GBP 750
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
- 150–250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 15,000 words
- Reference style
- MLA
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- articlesPublication Types Articles This section is peer reviewed.Length not stated
- book reviewsBook Reviews £750Length not stated
- commentaryCommentary £750Length not stated
- invited reviewsInvited Reviews £0Length not stated
- letters to editorLetters to Editor £0Length not stated
- response piecesResponse Pieces £750Length not stated
- reviewCreative Commons licence* Rigorous peer review Flexibility on article length from 3,000-15,000 words International dissemination under the imprimatur of a univemain text ≤ 15,000 words
- view pointsView Points £750Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
LUP Code of Conduct: Publication Ethics for Journal Authors Model summary
The author agrees to adhere to the LUP Code of Conduct: Publication Ethics for Journal Authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Open Access under CC BY, CC BY-ND, or CC BY-NC-ND; CC BY by default Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY, CC BY-ND, or CC BY-NC-ND), all of which allow others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Author…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
MLO articles are published Open Access (Gold) under a Creative Commons licence. Authors will be asked to pay an article processing charge (APC) after acceptance of their article. The publication fee for this is £750/$975 (VAT added where applicable). The publisher will contact authors upon submission to confirm how they intend to cover the APC. The author has the choice to publish under a CC BY, C…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review Model summary
Submissions are refereed double-anonymously.
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
- Liverpool University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, Catalan, Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese, German
- ISSN
- 2052-5397
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Modern Languages Open
How long does peer review take at Modern Languages Open?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Modern Languages Open?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 15,000 words; Reference style: MLA. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Modern Languages Open based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (17) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Modern Languages Open?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Modern Languages Open is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Modern Languages Open open access, and what is the APC?
Modern Languages Open is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 975.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .