Journal profile
Press Start
ISSN 2055-8198 · University of Glasgow · United Kingdom
Press Start: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Press Start is published by University of Glasgow. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Games and Media, Educational Games and Gamification and Artificial Intelligence in Games, together about 59.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Press Start is an open access, peer-reviewed student journal that publishes the best undergraduate and (post)graduate research from across the multidisciplinary subject of game studies. The Editorial Board and reviewers are comprised of students and recent graduates. If you are an undergraduate or (post)graduate student (or a recent graduate) with an academic interest in video games and would like to find out more about publishing your work in Press Start (or are interested in becoming a reviewer or member of our Editorial Board), please take a look at our focus and scope, our information for authors, and our information for reviewers. Authors should also read our guide about the affective challenges of academic publishing to familiarise themselves with the journal's expectations. All articles must be submitted through our website's submission portal. Check us out on Facebook, Bluesky, Twitter, and Instagram!
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Andrew FleshmanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 32, Canada 27, United Kingdom 25, Australia 21, Belgium 3 (120 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences39.1%
- Educational Games and GamificationPsychology15.6%
- Artificial Intelligence in GamesComputer Science4.6%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences2.9%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences2.9%
- Cultural Studies and PostmodernismSocial Sciences2.9%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities2.5%
- Cybernetics and Technology in SocietyArts 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
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 111 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 20 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 40 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 21 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- 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 | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open access, peer-reviewed student journal. Model summary
Press Start is an open access, peer-reviewed student journal that publishes the best undergraduate and (post)graduate research from across the multidisciplinary subject of game studies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All articles must be submitted through the website's submission portal. Model summary
All articles must be submitted through our website's submission portal.
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
- University of Glasgow
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2055-8198
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Press Start
How long does peer review take at Press Start?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Press Start based?
Of the 120 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (32), Canada (27) and United Kingdom (25). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Press Start?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Press Start is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Press Start open access, and what is the APC?
Press Start 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: .