Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Slavia Centralis
ISSN 1855-6302 · eISSN 2385-8753 · Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor · Slovenia
Slavia Centralis: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Slavia Centralis is published by Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Central European Literary Studies, Linguistics and Language Studies and Linguistic research and analysis, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Slavia Centralis (SCN) is an international scientific journal that publishes linguistic, literary-theoretical, and literary-historical original scientific articles in the field of Slavic studies; it is also open to comparative interdisciplinary approaches. Papers must be related to the Slovene Slavic area; the discussion of the contents must also be interesting for Slovene readers; a variety of literature should be considered.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences10.1%
- Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities10%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities9.3%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities8.9%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences6.2%
- Linguistic and Sociocultural StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities5.2%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 | Q1 | 163/1186 | 86th |
| Language and Linguistics | Q2 | 485/1137 | 57th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q2 | 585/1221 | 52nd |
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 739 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 9 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 17 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 18 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 12 |
| 2021 | 45 | 45 | 12 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 |
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
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Reference style
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC) Model summary
Copyrights This journal is licensed under the Creative Commons ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL 4.0 INTERNATIONAL (CC BY-NC). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Plagiarism Policy Slavia Centralis is a non-commercial, open access, electronic research journal. As such it pledges to uphold certain ethical principles regarding confidentiality, originality and intellectual fair play. Slavia Centr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
On the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge, Slavia Centralis provides immediate open access to all of its content. All articles are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA). Such access is associated with increased readership and increased citation of an author's work. For more information…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review with two independent reviewers Model summary
SCN is a double-blind refereed journal. Two independent reviewers referee each paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Policy
Submissions may be checked with duplication detection software Model summary
Slavia Centralis is a non-commercial, open access, electronic research journal. As such it pledges to uphold certain ethical principles regarding confidentiality, originality and intellectual fair play. Slavia Centralis takes copyright infringement and plagiarism very seriously and all submissions may be checked with duplication detection software. Authors must: Ensure that all work submitted is o…
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
- Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor
- Country or region
- Slovenia
- Language
- English, Slovenian, German
- ISSN
- 1855-6302
- Electronic ISSN
- 2385-8753
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Slavia Centralis
How long does peer review take at Slavia Centralis?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Slavia Centralis?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 4–6; 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 Slavia Centralis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Slavia Centralis is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Slavia Centralis open access, and what is the APC?
Slavia Centralis 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: .