Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
PRISM
ISSN 2578-3505 · eISSN 2514-5347 · Liverpool John Moores University · United Kingdom
PRISM: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PRISM is published by Liverpool John Moores 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 Chinese history and philosophy, Japanese History and Culture and Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics, together about 47.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Cultural Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About PRISM is a double-blind, peer-reviewed, open-access journal that seeks to foster innovative approaches to the advancement of critical perspectives spanning all domains of teaching and learning. The journal’s remit includes the publication of research that highlights, challenges and augments debates, and addresses leading questions in topic areas such as critical and traditional pedagogies, alternative approaches to research and practice, governmental policy, practitioner issues and pedagogic innovation. Necessarily eclectic, democratic, and unashamedly utopian, the interdisciplinary approach of PRISM is wide-ranging, encouraging submissions from a variety of scholars. PRISM recognises the breadth and scope of learning across diverse locations, involving a range of educators, academics, researchers and thinkers. PRISM supports the development of an expanded field of pedagogy, allowing reflection and critical examination of practice, theory and policy through a spectrum of intra-, cross- and anti-disciplinary methodologies and theoretical approaches to learning. Whilst PRISM is open to submissions from academics of all levels and experience, we hope to provide a space between established and emergent thinkers from formal and informal, marginal and traditional spaces. Theoretical and methodological pluralism is encouraged. PRISM is indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), ERIC, and EBSCOhost databases. PRISM is currently open to submissions. PRISM welcomes submissions from academics and practitioners of all levels and experience. Please see the Journal’s author guidelines. For further information, please contact a member of the editorial team. Open Access Policy This journal provides immediate open access to its content with no submission or publication fees. The content in this journal is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence that allows others to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of works in this journal, or to use them for any other lawful purpose in accordance with the licence. PRISM: Peer Review Process An outline of the peer review process that PRISM operates is listed below. If you have any questions relating to this (either prior to or during the submission of a manuscript), our editorial team are available to offer assistance. Contact details for the editorial team are available on PRISMs ‘Editorial Team’ page. You can also che
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Editor-in-chief Craig HammondPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 1, Canada 1, Austria 1, Malaysia 1, Colombia 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences27%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences13%
- Hong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsSocial Sciences7.4%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Asian American and Pacific HistoriesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences3.8%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities3.8%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities3.3%
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 | Asian Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | 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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERICDOAJPublisher website
Other: EBSCOhost
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 250 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| 2024 | 47 | 47 | 10 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 12 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 52 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 98 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 accepted8, with length limits
- academic/experimental/policy papersAcademic/Experimental/Policy Papers (1500-3000 words)Length not stated
- blog submissionsBlog submissions (500-1000 words)Length not stated
- book review0 words) Think pieces (1500-3000 words) Book Reviews (750-1500 words) Blog submissions (500-1000 words) All contributions shouldmain text ≤ 1,500 words
- book reviewsBook Reviews (750-1500 words)Length not stated
- original research articlewhich potential authors can contribute: Original Research Articles (5000-7500 words) Academic/Experimental/Policy Papers (1500-3000 words) Thinmain text ≤ 7,500 words
- original research articlesOriginal Research Articles (5000-7500 words)Length not stated
- research papery content included in submission Themed Research Papers Original Research Articles (5000-7000 words) Themed Think Pieces Academic/Experimental/Policy Papers (1main text ≤ 7,000 words
- think piecesThink pieces (1500-3000 words)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication. Model summary
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work. The work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence that allows others to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of works in this journal, or to use them for any other lawful purpose in accordance with the license. T…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Immediate open access; no submission or publication fees. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content with no submission or publication fees. The content in this journal is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence that allows others to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of works in this journal, or to use them for any other lawful purpose in …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PRISM: Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review; open access Model summary
An outline of the peer review process that PRISM operates is listed below. If you have any questions relating to this (either prior to or during the submission of a manuscript), our editorial team are available to offer assistance. Contact details for the editorial team are available on PRISMs ‘Editorial Team’ page. You can also check the status of your manuscript at any time by logging into the j…
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
- Liverpool John Moores University
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2578-3505
- Electronic ISSN
- 2514-5347
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PRISM
What CAS zone is PRISM in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PRISM is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Asian Studies / Literature. 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 PRISM?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 PRISM based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (1), Canada (1) and Austria (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index PRISM?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PRISM is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIC and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is PRISM open access, and what is the APC?
PRISM is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .