Journal profile
ScandinavianCanadian Studies
ISSN 0823-1796 · eISSN 2816-5187 · University of Alberta Library · Canada
ScandinavianCanadian Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ScandinavianCanadian Studies is published by University of Alberta Library. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical and Archaeological Studies, Medieval Literature and History and Comparative and World Literature, together about 38.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Scope & Focus Scandinavian-Canadian Studies/Études Scandinaves au Canada is a journal published by the AASSC (Association for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada/L’Association pour L’Avancement des études Scandinaves au Canada). It expresses in concrete—and more recently virtual—form the Association’s conviction that there is much to be learned from peoples of Scandinavia, not least by Canadians, who share a comparable geopolitical situation, as well as social and cultural histories and values. Articles and reviews, which may be published in either English or French, deal with a wide range of subjects: translation, indigenous studies, postcolonialism, politics, film, contemporary literature, Scandinavian immigration to Canada, Icelandic sagas, and so on. The first volume was published in 1983. Articles appearing in this journal are indexed in the Modern Languages Association International Bibliography and the International Medieval Bibliography. Frequency Rolling publication Review Process Submissions are gathered by the journal editor, who identifies two external peer reviewers to anonymously review the work (double anonymous). There is no form, but the editor asks the reviewers to decide whether the article should be 1) accepted with minor revisions; 2) accepted with major revisions, or 3) rejected. Should there be major disagreements between the two peer reviewers, a third reviewer will be consulted. Open Access Scandinavian-Canadian Studies is a diamond open access journal that provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports the greater global exchange of knowledge. Authors will never be charged to submit or publish a manuscript through Scandinavian-Canadian Studies, and all articles will be made available under a Creative Commons license, as indicated in the Copyright Notice section under the Submission Guidelines. Author Self-Archiving Policy Authors are encouraged to deposit the published version in an institutional / disciplinary repository immediately on publication. Pre-print versions posted online should include a citation and link to the final published version in ScanCan as soon as the issue is available; post-print versions (including the final publisher's PDF) should include a citation and link to the journal's website. Digital Archiving Policy This journal will be archived with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Preservation Network and Scholars Portal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities17%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities15.2%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities6.8%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences5.3%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities4.9%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities4.9%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences4.6%
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature 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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 282 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 58 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 24 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 22 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 11 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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 | |
| 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted3
- articlesArticles and translations may be written in English or French and should include endnotes and a bibliography. Their length should normally not exceed 25 double-…Length not stated
- book reviewsBook reviews require only a short biography and three to five keywords.Length not stated
- translationsScandinavian-Canadian Studies/ Études scandinaves au Canada welcomes translations of poetry, drama, fiction and literary nonfiction written originally in a Nord…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Publication ethics
Originality Model summary
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
All authors published in Scandinavian-Canadian Studies retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under an International Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which means that anyone may share, copy, and adapt the material for non-commercial purposes, as long as they credit the author and thi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Languages: English or French Model summary
Scandinavian-Canadian Studies is a diamond open access journal that provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports the greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
Submissions are gathered by the journal editor, who identifies two external peer reviewers to anonymously review the work (double anonymous). There is no form, but the editor asks the reviewers to decide whether the article should be 1) accepted with minor revisions; 2) accepted with major revisions, or 3) rejected. Should there be major disagreements between the two peer reviewers, a third review…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author Self-Archiving Policy
Authors are encouraged to deposit the published version in an institutional / disciplinary repository immediately on publication. Pre-print versions posted online should include a citation and link to the final published version in ScanCan as soon as the issue is available; post-print versions (including the final publisher's PDF) should include a citation and link to the journal's website.
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
- University of Alberta Library
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- French, English
- ISSN
- 0823-1796
- Electronic ISSN
- 2816-5187
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, 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 ScandinavianCanadian Studies
How long does peer review take at ScandinavianCanadian Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 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 ScandinavianCanadian Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: Author–date. 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.
Which databases index ScandinavianCanadian Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ScandinavianCanadian Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is ScandinavianCanadian Studies open access, and what is the APC?
ScandinavianCanadian Studies 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: .