Journal profile
The Arbutus Review
ISSN 1923-1334 · University of Victoria · Canada
The Arbutus Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: The Arbutus Review has been placed "on hiatus" for 2024-2025, pending the recommendations of a redesign taskforce. As such, the editorial board is not accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2023 (Volume 14, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Arbutus Review is published by University of Victoria. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indigenous Cultures and History, Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights and Gender and Feminist Studies, together about 34.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences13.9%
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences12%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences8.3%
- Indigenous Peoples' Rights and LawSocial Sciences6.5%
- Indigenous and Place-Based EducationSocial Sciences5.6%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities3.7%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine2.8%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities2.8%
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 140 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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-NC | |
| 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
- 100–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright
- AI use
Submissions must not be created using an AI generative tool. Model summary
The submission content has not been created using an AI generative tool.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors contributing to the Artbutus Review agree to release their articles under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 Unported license. This licence allows anyone to share their work (copy, distribute, transmit) and to adapt it for non-commercial purposes provided that appropriate attribution is given, and that in the event of reuse or distribution, the terms of this license are mad…
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
- University of Victoria
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1923-1334
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 1 (2023)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 The Arbutus Review
How long does peer review take at The Arbutus Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 The Arbutus Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Reference style: APA; 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.
Which databases index The Arbutus Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Arbutus Review is indexed in DOAJ.
Is The Arbutus Review open access, and what is the APC?
The Arbutus Review 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; 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: .