Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Napis
ISSN 1507-4153 · eISSN 2719-4191 · The Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences · Poland
Napis: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Napis is published by The Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland, Central European Literary Studies and Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, together about 55.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandArts and Humanities24%
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences20.8%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences10.6%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities6.1%
- Autobiographical and Biographical WritingArts and Humanities5.5%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities5.2%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities3%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities2.7%
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 | Q4 | 965/1186 | — |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 619/692 | — |
| Linguistics and Language | Q4 | 1134/1221 | — |
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 787 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 55 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 52 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 41 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 27 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 41 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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 | |
| 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)
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- The Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Russian, Polish
- ISSN
- 1507-4153
- Electronic ISSN
- 2719-4191
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Napis
How long does peer review take at Napis?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Napis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Napis is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Napis open access, and what is the APC?
Napis 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; 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: .