Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Redescriptions
ISSN 2308-0906 · eISSN 2308-0914 · Helsinki University Press · Finland
Redescriptions: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Redescriptions is published by Helsinki University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Theory and Democracy, Feminist Theory and Gender Studies and Gender and Feminist Studies, together about 31.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Redescriptions is an international refereed journal, which publishes contributions on the transdisciplinary study of concepts. Redescriptions is a fully open access journal and thus follows and promotes new academic publishing concepts, which allow for a more fair and accessible scientific publishing. All the articles published by Redescriptions are free of charge for both authors and readers. Redescriptions draws attention to rhetorical moves within political theory, conceptual history and feminist thought, and highlights political agency within these fields. Political and feminist thought in various forms, whether in philosophical, historical or contemporary terms, is published by the journal. Unique in its focus in political and conceptual contingency, Redescriptions welcomes original scholarly contributions on any aspect of political and feminist thought, especially studies that take the changing and contested character of concepts seriously.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Editor-in-chief Tuija PulkkinenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Finland 10, United States 6, Germany 6, United Kingdom 3, Sweden 3 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences12%
- Feminist Theory and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences11.6%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences8.1%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences7.7%
- Critical Theory and Political PhilosophySocial Sciences6.1%
- Feminism, Gender, and IntersectionalitySocial Sciences5.7%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities5.6%
- Political Theology and SovereigntySocial Sciences3.7%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q1 | 285/1936 | 85th |
| Gender Studies | Q3 | 119/233 | 49th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 884/1530 | 42nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLC, Crossref
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 405 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 50 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 102 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 308 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 128 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 148 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 128 |
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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewssessment of a recent book publication. Book reviews have a word limit up to 2,500 words. Editorials and book reviews do not have a mandatory abstramain text ≤ 2,500 words
- book reviewsBook reviews may be submitted, giving a critical assessment of a recent book publication. Book reviews have a word limit up to 2,500 words. Editorials and book …Length not stated
- researchResearch articles must describe the outcomes and application of unpublished original research. These should make a substantial contribution to knowledge and und…Length not stated
- research articlend understanding in the subject matter. Research articles should be no more than 8,000 words in length. This section is peer reviewed. Book Reviews Bookmain text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship
ORCID required for corresponding author; recommended for co-authors. Model summary
The corresponding author is submitting an ORCID identifier in their author data and co-authors have been recommended to also provide an ORCID, as per the journal policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing interests
Competing interests must be declared in a paragraph before the references. Model summary
If any of the authors have any competing interests then these must be declared. A short paragraph should be placed before the references. Guidelines for competing interests can be found here. If there are no competing interests to declare then the following statement should be present: The author(s) has/have no competing interests to declare.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data policy available on the Editorial Policies page. Model summary
The journal's data policy is available on the Editorial Policies page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Human-subjects research must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki and ethics approval must be stated in the article. Model summary
Research involving human subjects, human material, or human data, must have been performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Where applicable, studies must have been approved by an appropriate ethics committee and the authors should include a statement within the article text detailing this approval, including the name of the ethics committee and reference number of the approval.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright; published under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into separate, additiona…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
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. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. Submission and acceptance dates, along with publication dates, are made available on the PDF format for each paper. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holde…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review; author names must not appear in the manuscript file. Model summary
To ensure double-anonymous peer review, please only list the title and abstract on the submitted manuscript file. Please do not include the name(s) of the author(s) in the manuscript to ensure the anonymity during the peer-review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving permitted and encouraged prior to and during submission. Model summary
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
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
- Helsinki University Press
- Country or region
- Finland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2308-0906
- Electronic ISSN
- 2308-0914
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Redescriptions
How long does peer review take at Redescriptions?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Redescriptions?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Redescriptions based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Finland (10), United States (6) and Germany (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Redescriptions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Redescriptions is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Redescriptions open access, and what is the APC?
Redescriptions 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .