Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Royal Studies Journal
ISSN 2057-6730 · Winchester University Press · United Kingdom
Royal Studies Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Royal Studies Journal is published by Winchester University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medieval Literature and History, Historical Studies of British Isles and Renaissance Literature and Culture, together about 34.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Royal Studies Journal is an online and fully open access publication which adheres to the highest standards of academic double blind peer-review. It provides a truly international and inter-disciplinary forum for scholars whose research is connected to monarchy in any aspect, period or geographical setting.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Editor-in-chief Elena WoodacrePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United Kingdom 30, United States 17, Germany 4, Spain 3, Australia 3 (67 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities15.2%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities9.9%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities9%
- Historical Studies on SpainArts and Humanities8.4%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences7.8%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities5.8%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities4.6%
- Medieval and Early Modern IberiaArts and Humanities3.9%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q2 | 340/1186 | — |
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q2 | 266/697 | — |
| History | Q2 | 844/1936 | — |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 382/692 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 451 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 37 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 19 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 20 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 30 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 20 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 21 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 20,000 words
- Not considered
- ai disclosure; third party material; anonymisation
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- articlesPublication Types Articles All articles must be original, fully researched and finalized work.Length not stated
- book reviewtwo readers. Article length: Excluding book reviews, articles should have an optimal length of 6,000-10,000 words including notes and a bibliography. Maximum le…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- book reviewsBook Reviews The Royal Studies Journal includes book reviews of works connected to the field of Royal Studies.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use
Generative AI use prohibited without disclosure. Model summary
The submission must be the author's own work and not produced by generative AI. The use of any AI tools in the research or production of the submission must be fully disclosed during the submission process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC-ND-4.0 license; authors retain copyright. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms. If a submission is rejected or withdrawn prior to publication, all rights return to the author(s):Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND-4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgemen…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access with no APCs or submission charges. 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 of articles published remain the copyright holders and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce, and share the article according to the Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND-4.0) agreement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by two readers. Model summary
All articles will be subject to a double-blind peer review process by two readers.
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
- Winchester University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English, Spanish, German
- ISSN
- 2057-6730
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Royal Studies Journal
How long does peer review take at Royal Studies Journal?
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 Royal Studies Journal based?
Of the 67 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (30), United States (17) and Germany (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Royal Studies Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Royal Studies Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Royal Studies Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Royal Studies Journal 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .