Journal profile
Symbolon
ISSN 1582-327X · eISSN 2344-4460 · UArtPres · Romania
Symbolon: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 51 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Symbolon is published by UArtPres. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Theatre and Performance Studies, Arts and Performance Studies and Theater, Performance, and Music History, together about 47.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Symbolon is an academic journal published by the UArtPress Publishing House of the University of Arts Târgu Mureș, both in print (ISSN 1582-327X) and online (ISSN 2344-4460) since 2000. All articles published since 2021 are assigned a DOI under the journal’s prefix 10.46522/S. The journal publishes the same number of articles in print and electronic format, with no differences in content between the two formats. We do not practice the form of online-first publishing. Each issue was published separately. Symbolon publishes articles in English, Romanian, French, and Hungarian, with all submissions subject to a double-blind peer review process. The journal upholds the highest standards of editorial ethics, academic transparency, and international scholarly communication. The first three issues were published annually, and since 2003, the magazine has been published biannually. Since 2014, one of the issues has contained studies in the media field, the other being on the performing arts. Since 2017, we have been publishing special issues on art education and music. The journal is preserved in the PKP Preservation Network. The authors are allowed to deposit the submitted, accepted and published versions of their paper on any archival site, including the journal’s website.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 3, France 2 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities26.8%
- Arts and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities13.9%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities6.5%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities6.1%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities4.1%
- Literature, Musicology, and Cultural AnalysisSocial Sciences3.1%
- Diversity and Impact of DancePsychology2.8%
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences2.8%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref, CEEOL, Index Copernicus, International Archive of Theatre Journals
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
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,021Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 420 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | 9 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 5 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 1 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | 4 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Not considered
- falsification and fabrication of facts or sources; photo manipulation
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
No plagiarism tolerated Model summary
Our journal does not admit any form of plagiarism, regardless of its forms: accidental, direct, self-plagiarism, mosaic, etc.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No submission charges Model summary
The journal has no paper submission or paper submission charges.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review and production
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Peer review is done in the double-blind system. A detailed description of the evaluation process can be found on the Peer Review page. The editors do not have to operate the changes required by reviewers, grammar corrections or word processing, etc. The obligation and responsibility for making grammatically correct papers in terms of content, form and word processing rest exclusively with the auth…
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
- UArtPres
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- Romanian, French, English, Hungarian
- ISSN
- 1582-327X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2344-4460
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Symbolon
How long does peer review take at Symbolon?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Symbolon based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (3) and France (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Symbolon?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Symbolon is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Symbolon open access, and what is the APC?
Symbolon 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .