Journal profile
New Chaucer Studies
ISSN 2766-1768 · eScholarship Publishing, University of California · United States
New Chaucer Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
New Chaucer Studies is published by eScholarship Publishing, University of California. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medieval Literature and History, Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies and Educational Philosophies and Pedagogies, together about 60.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This peer-reviewed, open access journal offers brief essays on teaching, service, and institutional environments/ cultures geared toward teachers and scholars of Geoffrey Chaucer and his age. Drawing on a wide range of contributors, including independent scholars and educators at K-12/primary and secondary schools, New Chaucer Studies: Pedagogy and Profession publishes essays concerned with usefulness, to readers across institutions and non-institutional settings. The journal also aims to be geographically inclusive in order to attempt to understand the issues discussed within a global perspective. Areas for inquiry will include the following: the effect of the pandemic on our profession; strategies for equity and inclusivity in teaching, recruiting, and hiring; strategies for addressing or rectifying institutional constraints (budgets, criteria for tenure, etc.); teaching methods for medieval literature; including medieval literature in a Gen Ed curriculum and/ or at the level of K-12 and primary and secondary schools; recruiting graduate students for the study of medieval literature; the impact of curricular change on medieval courses; issues of hiring, tenure and promotion; the workings of professional organizations, journals, and conferences; graduate training for a shrinking number of academic jobs; outreach to the public and to colleagues in other disciplines. New Chaucer Studies: Pedagogy and Profession also publishes collaborative essays or responses unified around a single topic and will have a letters section featuring responses to past issues.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 3, Australia 3, Taiwan, China 1, Germany 1, France 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities30.7%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities23%
- Educational Philosophies and PedagogiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities4.7%
- University Challenges and ReformsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities3%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities2.4%
- Education during COVID-19 pandemicSocial Sciences2.4%
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 121 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 6 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 22 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 2 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 9 |
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 review, Unspecified 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 | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Optional double-blind peer review available on request; authors must anonymize their essay and indicate this choice in the submission email. Model summary
Consider if you wish to have your essay evaluated according to a strict, double-blind review process. If so, please anonymize your essay and indicate your decision in your submission e-mail.
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
- eScholarship Publishing, University of California
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2766-1768
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 New Chaucer Studies
How long does peer review take at New Chaucer 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.
Where are the editorial board members of New Chaucer Studies based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3), Australia (3) and Taiwan, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index New Chaucer Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, New Chaucer Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is New Chaucer Studies open access, and what is the APC?
New Chaucer 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .