Journal profile
Prompt
ISSN 2476-0943 · The Prompt Journal · United States
Prompt: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Prompt is published by The Prompt Journal. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Discourse Analysis in Language Studies, Linguistics and Education Research and Literacy, Media, and Education, together about 33.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Prompt is a biannual, refereed online journal that publishes academic writing prompts (i.e., assignments). We publish prompts directed at both undergraduate and graduate students from all academic disciplines. Our mission is to disseminate a mode of intellectual work that is too rarely circulated in public venues, and we hope to contribute to the scholarly study of writing assignments in the field of writing studies. We also believe that by publishing excellent and innovative writing assignments, we can create both a resource and a site of engagement for faculty who incorporate writing assignments in their teaching. We think such engagement can help to bridge the gap between theory and practice in writing studies. Prompt also hopes to be valuable resource for Writing Program Administrators (WPAs), especially those engaged in Writing Across the Curriculum or Writing in the Disciplines (WAC/WID) work and curricular design work. WPAs in these positions will benefit from access to excellent, diverse assignments from across the curriculum. All assignments published by Prompt are accompanied by a reflective essay by their authors, which provides context and insight into the assignment. Please review the journal itself and our "Submissions" page for further information about what we publish. Prompt is listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and is a member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities13.9%
- Linguistics and Education ResearchArts and Humanities9.8%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities9.4%
- Reflective Practices in EducationSocial Sciences8.7%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities6.4%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities6.4%
- Problem and Project Based LearningSocial Sciences4.9%
- Service-Learning and Community EngagementSocial Sciences4.9%
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 134 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 27 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 19 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 46 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 | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- Not considered
- Assignments aimed at pre-college students
Article types accepted1
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Prompt endorses the open-access publishing model which maximizes access to information. Authors retain copyright of their published work while granting our journal permission to publish that work. Reuse of work published in Prompt must include clear attribution to the original text and be for non-commercial purposes. The current version of the Creative Commons BY-NC license is applied to all publi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access journal, all articles freely available to all readers. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Authors retain copyright of their published work and may republish without restrictions. Reuse of work published in Prompt must include clear attribution to the original text and be for non-commercial purposes, as specified…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All submissions deemed appropriate for possible publication by the editors are peer reviewed by at least two outside reviewers with appropriate expertise. Reviewers receive manuscripts with author-identifying information removed or redacted. Reviewers are invited, but not required, to disclose their identities to authors. We strive to move the review process forward in a timely way, seeking to sel…
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
- The Prompt Journal
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2476-0943
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Prompt
How long does peer review take at Prompt?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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 Prompt?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Prompt is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Prompt open access, and what is the APC?
Prompt 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: .