Journal profile
Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja
ISSN 1798-355X · Suomen Pelitutkimuksen Seura ry · Finland
Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja is published by Suomen Pelitutkimuksen Seura ry. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Games and Media, Educational Games and Gamification and Physical Education and Sports Studies, together about 60.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences37.7%
- Educational Games and GamificationPsychology16.4%
- Physical Education and Sports StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Physical education and sports games researchPsychology3.3%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences2.5%
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences2.5%
- Gambling Behavior and TreatmentsPsychology2.5%
- Literature, Culture, and AestheticsArts and Humanities2.5%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 59 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Suomen Pelitutkimuksen Seura ry
- Country or region
- Finland
- Language
- Finnish
- ISSN
- 1798-355X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja
How long does peer review take at Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja open access, and what is the APC?
Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja 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: .