Journal profile
StOpen
ISSN 2718-3734 · University of Split · Croatia
StOpen: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
StOpen is published by University of Split. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Balkans: History, Politics, Society, Sport Psychology and Performance and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, together about 22.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About the Journal Our vision: For researchers, with researchers Our mission: To provide a global education publishing platform for early-career researchers ST-OPEN is an international, peer-reviewed journal focusing on promoting research by early-career researchers from different research disciplines. The journal grew from a university overlay journal to a fully international journal promoting high-quality research, and aims to transcend the traditional boundaries between research fields by bringing together experienced and novice researchers to an educational publishing platform. ST-OPEN publishes original articles, editorials and other publication items. Editorials are commissioned but we will consider external suggestions. ST-OPEN welcomes contributions from the global scientific community. To achieve its educational role, ST-OPEN continues its function as an overlay journal for the University of Split academic repository, DABAR. ST-OPEN Editors and its Student Editorial Board actively work on selecting high-quality graduation and doctoral theses and then work directly with students and their supervisors in all phases of scientific writing, including translation services for articles originally written in Croatian. Peer reviewST-OPEN applies the highest standards of peer review criteria and publication ethics and aims to preserve the integrity of the published record. All research articles are submitted to external peer review and reviewed by at least two reviewers. Editorials are internally reviewed by our Editorial team or researchers from the University of Split. More information on editorial policies is also available here. Articles coming from the University repository are first reviewed by local external reviewers, and sent for international review once the articles are translated into English. The involvement of large Faculty Editorial Boards ensures that the submitted works are always assessed by experts in the relevant research field. Publication scheduleThe journal operates under a continuous publication schedule where articles are published online immediately after the production process in a fully citable form with a universal digital object identifier (DOI). Published articles are free to view and download for all. Open access and licensesThe full text of all articles published in the ST-OPEN is immediately published in open access and available to the public. We are committed to keeping articles freely available, licensed under a Creative
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ana MarušićPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Croatia 2, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences8.4%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology7.2%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArts and Humanities7.2%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine6%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities4.8%
- Catholicism and Religious StudiesArts and Humanities4.8%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences4.8%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences4.8%
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 106 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 13 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 6 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | |
| 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
- ≤ 350 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
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 Split
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2718-3734
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7 (2026)
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about StOpen
How long does peer review take at StOpen?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 StOpen?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 350 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 StOpen based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Croatia (2), United Kingdom (1) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index StOpen?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, StOpen is indexed in DOAJ.
Is StOpen open access, and what is the APC?
StOpen 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: .