Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies
ISSN 2003-0924 · Lund University, Centre for Languages and Literature · Sweden
Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 21 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies is published by Lund University, Centre for Languages and Literature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Central European Literary Studies, Comparative and World Literature and Modernist Literature and Criticism, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies (ISSN 2003-0924, Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University, Sweden / Centre for the Research of the Imaginary "Speculum", "1 Decembrie 1918" University, Alba Iulia, Romania / University of Granada, Spain / Romanian Language Institute, Bucharest, Romania / Technical University of Civil Engineering – Department of Foreign Languages and Communication, Bucharest, Romania) publishes studies about Romanian language, literature, theatre and film, cultural studies, anthropology, history, translation studies, education as well as research seminars and reviews of works within these fields. It welcomes articles that focus on case studies, as well as methodological and/or theoretical issues. Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies is a forum for scholars that sets and requires international high quality standards. The journal accepts papers written in Romanian or English, as well as in French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. As of 2024 SJRS is a biannual publication, having two issues per year regularly published by May 15.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 22, Spain 3, Sweden 2, Poland 1, Czechia 1 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences12.6%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities11.8%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities8.4%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities8.1%
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities5.6%
- Central European national historySocial Sciences3.9%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities3.9%
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences3.4%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q3 | 639/1186 | 46th |
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q3 | 415/697 | 40th |
| Language and Linguistics | Q4 | 864/1137 | 24th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q4 | 967/1221 | 20th |
| Anthropology | Q4 | 461/536 | 14th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 215 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 14 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 8 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 12 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 13 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 7 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 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 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 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 | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted5
- articleArticle: Articles must provide an entirely original theoretical or empirical contribution and be previously unpublished.Length not stated
- book reviewBook Review: Book reviews provide a critical review and brief discussion of a recent publication.Length not stated
- editorialIn the first volume of Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies (ISSN 2003-0924) we are happy to welcome ten articles and two book reviews on Romanian language, lite…Length not stated
- proposal of a special issueProposal of a special issue: Proposals of special issues may be invited or submitted without invitation.Length not stated
- review articleReview Article: Review articles are independent articles discussing a published article (in SJRS or elsewhere).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication ethics and malpractice statement
Only articles that have not previously been published, and are not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere are to be submitted. All articles will undergo rigorous peer-review, upon prior editor screening and anonymous refereeing done by two scholars in the field. Authors, as well as the Editors and the Peer Reviewers are required to abide by standards of expected ethical behavior, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: a. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY-NC 4.0 that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. b. Authors are able to enter int…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Indexation SJRS is covered by SCOPUS, ERIH PLUS, EBSCO, DOAJ, CEEOL, Index Copernicus, Ulrichsweb : Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, MLA Directory of Periodicals, and indexation is currently in progress in several other Inte…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
SJRS has a two stage reviewing process. In the first stage, the articles and studies submitted for publication need to pass the scrutiny of the members of the editorial committee. The studies accepted in this stage are then undergoing a double blind review procedure. The editorial committee removes all information concerning the author and invites external scholars (whose comments are paramount fo…
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
- Lund University, Centre for Languages and Literature
- Country or region
- Sweden
- Language
- Romanian, English, Italian, French, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2003-0924
- Society / sponsor
- Centre for the Research of the Imaginary "Speculum"
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies
How long does peer review take at Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 21 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 Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies 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 Romania (22), Spain (3) and Sweden (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Swedish Journal of Romanian 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .