Journal profile · LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
Text Matters-A Journal of Literature Theory and Culture
ISSN 2083-2931 · eISSN 2084-574X · Lodz University Press · Poland
Text Matters-A Journal of Literature Theory and Culture: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 23 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Text Matters-A Journal of Literature Theory and Culture is published by Lodz University Press and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gothic Literature and Media Analysis, Contemporary Literature and Criticism and Irish and British Studies, together about 22.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
General Information Text Matters: A Journal of Literature, Theory and Culture, based at the University of Lodz, is an international and interdisciplinary journal, which seeks to engage in contemporary debates in the humanities by inviting contributions from literary and cultural studies intersecting with literary theory, gender studies, history, philosophy and religion. Text Matters was founded and developed by Professor Dorota Filipczak (1963-2021). Focus and Scope The journal focuses on textual realities, but contributions related to art, music, film and media studies addressing the text are also invited. Submissions in English should relate to the key issues delineated in calls for articles which will be placed on the website in advance. The journal also features reviews of recently published books, and interviews with writers and scholars whose work has been recognized in the areas addressed in TM. Responses to the articles are more than welcome so as to make the journal a forum of lively academic debate. TM is based in a university in central Poland, but its intercontinental advisory board of internationally renowned scholars makes it possible to connect diverse central perspectives. The style sheet and other useful information can be found on our website. We welcome texts presenting current research within the overall thematic scope of the journal. Each issue of Text Matters has a "themed section," devoted to the issue’s main topic, and one or more sections of thematically linked articles devoted to other subjects. There is no separate Call for Papers for these additional sections, and no submission deadline. The editorial team processes submissions as they are received, on an ongoing basis. This naturally means that, when editorial work on a current issue has progressed beyond a certain point, an accepted article may be apportioned to a subsequent issue. All articles should be accompanied by an abstract (max. 250 words) and a short biographical note (max. 150 words). Text Matters: A Journal of Literature, Theory and Culture is produced by academics from the Institute of English Studies with assistance from the Institute of Polish Studies at the University of Lodz. The journal is published and distributed electronically by Lodz University Press with financial support from the literary departments of the Institute of English Studies. Its digital version is the version of record. Contributions to Text Matters are peer-reviewed (double-blind review). Nu
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
Editor-in-chief Dorota FilipczakPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 7, United Kingdom 4, United States 2, India 1, Canada 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisSocial Sciences8.4%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities8.1%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities5.2%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities4.9%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities4.7%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 361 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 2 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 8 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 11 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 36 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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 23 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 23 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, 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)
Article types accepted4
- articlesThe journal welcomes original, unpublished articles, reviews and interviews from all parts of the world.Length not stated
- editorialDownload the Text Matters stylesheet All submissions should be sent to the official address of Text Matters, text.matters@uni.lodz.pl Successive themed issues o…Length not stated
- interviewsThe journal welcomes original, unpublished articles, reviews and interviews from all parts of the world.Length not stated
- reviewsThe journal welcomes original, unpublished articles, reviews and interviews from all parts of the world.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Open access Open Access Policy
The basic license for publishing articles in the journal is CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Attribution – Non-Commercial Use – No Derivatives). At the author's request it is possible to publish it under the CC-BY (Attribution) license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
Peer review by two external reviewers, double-blind. Model summary
Review process is arranged by double-blind system. Every text is subject to at least two reviews. Please fill in the following documents when submitting blind reviews to Text Matters: Reviewer form RODO / GDPR privacy statement
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Submissions are screened to prevent plagiarism, ghost writing and other kinds of malpractice. Model summary
All the submissions are screened in order to prevent plagiarism, ghost writing and other kinds of malpractice.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Right to immediately reject texts that are popular rather than informed by academic expertise. Model summary
The journal reserves the right to immediately reject the texts that are popular rather than informed by academic expertise.
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
- Lodz University Press
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2083-2931
- Electronic ISSN
- 2084-574X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Text Matters-A Journal of Literature Theory and Culture
What CAS zone is Text Matters-A Journal of Literature Theory and Culture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Text Matters-A Journal of Literature Theory and Culture is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Literary Theory & Criticism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Text Matters-A Journal of Literature Theory and Culture?
Authors report an average review time of about 23 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 Text Matters-A Journal of Literature Theory and Culture based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (7), United Kingdom (4) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Text Matters-A Journal of Literature Theory and Culture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Text Matters-A Journal of Literature Theory and Culture is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Text Matters-A Journal of Literature Theory and Culture open access, and what is the APC?
Text Matters-A Journal of Literature Theory and Culture 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .