Journal profile
The Burney Journal
ISSN 1480-6320 · eISSN 2816-802X · McGill University · Canada
The Burney Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 35 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Burney Journal is published by McGill University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Literature: history, themes, analysis, Historical and Literary Analyses and Autobiographical and Biographical Writing, together about 50.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Burney Journal is dedicated to the study of the works of the Burney family, especially Frances Burney d’Arblay, her life, her contemporaries, and her times. This annual, interdisciplinary publication invites submissions on all aspects of the Burneys' lives and careers, in a variety of disciplines including literature, history, art, music, and politics. The aims of the journal center on supporting and advocating for eighteenth-century studies broadly, and particularly author studies, women's studies, and cultural studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities18.8%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities16.3%
- Autobiographical and Biographical WritingArts and Humanities15.1%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities13.8%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities12.5%
- Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities5.3%
- Travel Writing and LiteratureArts and Humanities1.9%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences1.6%
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
EBSCO, MLA BibliographyPublisher website
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
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 131 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
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 35 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 35 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Double blind peer review; decision and feedback aimed within three months of submission. Model summary
Submissions are double blind peer reviewed, and we aim to provide a decision and supportive, clear feedback within three months of submission.
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
- McGill University
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1480-6320
- Electronic ISSN
- 2816-802X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Burney Journal
How long does peer review take at The Burney Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 35 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.
Which databases index The Burney Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Burney Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is The Burney Journal open access, and what is the APC?
The Burney Journal 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: .