Journal profile
Oral Tradition
ISSN 0883-5365 · eISSN 1542-4308 · Center for Hellenic Studies, Trustees for Harvard University · United States
Oral Tradition: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Oral Tradition is published by Center for Hellenic Studies, Trustees for Harvard University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies, Classical Studies and Philology and Arts and Performance Studies, together about 45.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Oral Tradition is an open-access journal devoted to the study of the world’s oral traditions, past and present. Reaching a diverse and global audience, the journal publishes articles that explore the vitality of words spoken, sung, or performed, and the traditions of creative expression in which they thrive.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities30.4%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities8.4%
- Arts and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities6.8%
- Oral History, Memory, Narrative AnalysisArts and Humanities5.7%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities5.1%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities4.8%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities3.9%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
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
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 415 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 176 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 215 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 228 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
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
- 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 | Publisher's own license | |
| 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)
Article types accepted3
- brief accounts of important fieldworkWe welcome research on the creation, transmission, and interpretation of all forms of oral traditional expression, as well as investigations of relations betwee…Length not stated
- editions of oral textsWe welcome research on the creation, transmission, and interpretation of all forms of oral traditional expression, as well as investigations of relations betwee…Length not stated
- research articlesWe welcome research on the creation, transmission, and interpretation of all forms of oral traditional expression, as well as investigations of relations betwee…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
All quotations of primary materials must be made in the original language(s) with following English translations. Model summary
All quotations of primary materials must be made in the original language(s) with following English translations.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Submissions accepted by the editor for review will be refereed by at least two readers. Model summary
Submissions accepted by the editor for review will be refereed by at least two readers.
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
- Center for Hellenic Studies, Trustees for Harvard University
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0883-5365
- Electronic ISSN
- 1542-4308
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Oral Tradition
How long does peer review take at Oral Tradition?
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.
Which databases index Oral Tradition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Oral Tradition is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Oral Tradition open access, and what is the APC?
Oral Tradition 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: .