Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
SELIM
ISSN 1132-631X · eISSN 2792-3878 · Ediuno. Ediciones de la Universidad de Oviedo · Spain
SELIM: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SELIM is published by Ediuno. Ediciones de la Universidad de Oviedo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medieval Literature and History, Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies and Linguistics and language evolution, together about 58.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics and Classics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
SELIM. Journal of the Spanish Society for Medieval English Language and Literature publishes articles, shorter notes, and book reviews written in English that contribute to the advancement of Medieval English Studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Editor-in-chief Amanda Roig-MarínPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 11, United Kingdom 10, United States 5, Italy 1, Switzerland 1 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities31.9%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities17.4%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities8.8%
- Medieval Iberian StudiesArts and Humanities6.8%
- Medieval European Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities6.5%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities4.2%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities4.1%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities3.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q2 | 357/1186 | 69th |
| Language and Linguistics | Q3 | 664/1137 | 41st |
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
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 431 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 5 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 12 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 13 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 28 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted4
- articlesFor articles: 6,000-8,000 words (including abstract, keywords, footnotes and references).Length not stated
- book reviewsSELIM Journal publishes articles, notes and book reviews that contribute to the advancement of Medieval English Studies.Length not stated
- notesFor notes: 2,000-3,000 words.Length not stated
- reviewsReviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Spain Model summary
The works published in this journal are subject to the following terms: 1. Oviedo University Press (the publisher) retains the property rights (copyright) of published works, and encourages and enables the reuse of the same under the license specified in paragraph 2. © Ediuno. Ediciones de la Universidad de Oviedo / Oviedo University Press 2. The works are published in the online edition of the jo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
SELIM. Journal of the Spanish Society for Medieval English Language and Literature is an Open Access Journal licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Authors are free to share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) their work published in SELIM, as long as appropriate credit is given to the author, journal (SELIM) an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
Originals submitted for publication will be pre-screened by the Editors. Once the Editors have run anti-plagiarism checks on the submissions, these will be double-blind peer-reviewed by, at least, two experts in the field of the paper. You may expect a decision in about eight weeks’ time.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 6. Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with Turnitin Model summary
SELIM Journal uses plagiarism-detection software (Turnitin®). Citations must be identified by double quotation marks or indentation (if they are longer passages) and the full reference must be given in the "References" section. The source of any pictures or illustrations must also be indicated. Copyright permissions are the sole responsibility of the author(s).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving of post-print allowed Model summary
The author can archive the post-print version of the article (publisher’s version) on the author’s personal website and/or on the web of the institution where he belong, including a link to the page of the journal and putting the way of citation of the work.
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
- Ediuno. Ediciones de la Universidad de Oviedo
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1132-631X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2792-3878
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 1 (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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SELIM
How long does peer review take at SELIM?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 SELIM?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; 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 SELIM based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (11), United Kingdom (10) and United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index SELIM?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SELIM is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is SELIM open access, and what is the APC?
SELIM 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: .