Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Neo-Victorian Studies
ISSN 1757-9481 · Swansea University · United Kingdom
Neo-Victorian Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 8 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neo-Victorian Studies is published by Swansea University and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Contemporary Literature and Criticism, Thomas Hardy Literature Studies and Crime and Detective Fiction Studies, together about 40% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Neo-Victorian Studies (NVS) is a peer-reviewed, inter-disciplinary eJournal dedicated to the exploration of the contemporary fascination with re-imagining the Long Nineteenth Century and its varied literary, artistic, sociopolitical and historical contexts in both British and international frameworks. Perhaps most evident in the proliferation of so-called neo-Victorian novels, the trend is also discernible in the abundance of biographies of nineteenth-century figures, the continuing allure of art movements such as the pre-Raphaelites, popular cinema productions and TV adaptations, and historical re-evaluations in such fields as medicine, psychology, sexology, and studies in cultural memory. Neo-Victorian Studies provides a strategic forum to analyse the complicated investments of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in historical remembrance, revision, and reconstruction, to engage creatively with the period, and to stimulate international debate and exchange of ideas in this flourishing field of critical and artistic endeavour.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 15, United States 10, Germany 5, Spain 3, India 2 (44 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities17.1%
- Thomas Hardy Literature StudiesArts and Humanities14.3%
- Crime and Detective Fiction StudiesArts and Humanities8.6%
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities5.7%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities5.7%
- Ayn Rand and Brontë studiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities4.3%
- Short Stories in Global LiteratureArts and Humanities4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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 ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 33 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
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 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- scholarly and/or creative piecesaccepts submissions of scholarly and/or creative pieces throughout the yearLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright COPYRIGHT
Copyright for all material published in Neo-Victorian Studies resides with the journal.By publishing in NVS, authors agree to only re-use/reprint/republish their work elsewhere after a minimum period of twelve months from the date of first publication, to include full acknowledgement of their works' prior publication in Neo-Victorian Studies, and to advise the journal's General Editor prior to any…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access NVS OPEN ACCESS POLICY
The priority of Neo-Victorian Studies (NVS) is to facilitate, disseminate, and promote scholarship on neo-Victorian literature, arts, and related cultural discourses to the widest possible global audience, so as to maximise impact. Hence we have opted for an open-access model of on-line publication, to pre-empt financial and institutional barriers to general access, as well as minimise the environ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Editorial screening followed by double blind peer review Model summary
Submissions undergo editorial screening and, if found to be suitable for the journal's full peer review process, double blind peer review thereafter. Reviewers will usually be two members of the NVS Editorial Board or one NVS Editorial Board member and an external reviewer with particular specialism in the topic of the submission. In some cases, where particular specialist knowledge is deemed nece…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Unfair Practice/Plagiarism
Plagiarism leads to redaction/removal Model summary
Please ensure that all quotations and ideas derived from other critics/sources are properly acknowledged and credited, as NVS does not tolerate unfair practice and/or plagiarism. In the unlikely event that instances of unfair practice/plagiarism should not be detected during our rigorous screening and peer review process, please note that any article already published and found to contain instance…
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
- Swansea University
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1757-9481
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neo-Victorian Studies
What CAS zone is Neo-Victorian Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Neo-Victorian Studies is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Neo-Victorian Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 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 Neo-Victorian Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Neo-Victorian Studies based?
Of the 44 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (15), United States (10) and Germany (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Neo-Victorian Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Neo-Victorian Studies is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Neo-Victorian Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Neo-Victorian 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .