Journal profile
Ruukku
ISSN 2341-9687 · The University of the Arts Helsinki · Finland
Ruukku: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 29 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ruukku is published by The University of the Arts Helsinki. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Artistic and Creative Research, Art, Politics, and Modernism and Posthumanist Ethics and Activism, together about 46.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Finland 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities25.4%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities12.6%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences8.2%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities6.6%
- Contemporary art, education, critiqueSocial Sciences5.8%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities5.1%
- Sound Studies and AuralityPsychology4.6%
- Arts and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities4.6%
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 206 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
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-NC-ND | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- The University of the Arts Helsinki
- Country or region
- Finland
- Language
- Finnish, Swedish, English
- ISSN
- 2341-9687
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Ruukku
How long does peer review take at Ruukku?
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 Ruukku based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Finland (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ruukku?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ruukku is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Ruukku open access, and what is the APC?
Ruukku 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; 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: .