Journal profile
The Luminary
ISSN 2056-9238 · Lancaster University · United Kingdom
The Luminary: fully open access; no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Luminary is published by Lancaster University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comics and Graphic Narratives, Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism and Gothic Literature and Media Analysis, together about 100% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Literature and Literary Theory and Cultural Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Luminary is an open access journal, based at Lancaster University's Department of English and Creative Writing. Our aim is to provide a forum through which post-graduates and early career researchers, from any institution, can share their current research, make connections with other researchers and gain publication. Although this journal is linked to the Department of English and Creative Writing, we are not limited to publishing papers within those disciplines. We welcome submissions from language studies, linguistics, cultural studies, film studies, sociology, humanities subjects, the arts, and inter-disciplinary research students among others. We publish annually on a wide variety of papers on a diverse range of topics, texts and theoretical perspectives.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comics and Graphic NarrativesArts and Humanities33.3%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities33.3%
- Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisSocial Sciences33.3%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- MLA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Information
The Luminary is an Open Access journal, so contributors retain copyright over any work appearing in this journal, without restriction. Please note, that if your work has previously been published elsewhere, and the copyright is held by another publication or institutution, you will not be able to submit that work to this journal without seeking permission from the copyright holder.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access journal; contributors retain copyright over any work appearing in this journal, without restriction. Model summary
The Luminary is an Open Access journal, so contributors retain copyright over any work appearing in this journal, without restriction.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymous peer review process involving staff and postgraduate students from Lancaster University and other academics with appropriate subject knowledge; submissions anonymously reviewed by two reviewers; readers' report provided. Model summary
We employ an anonymous peer review process, involving staff and postgraduate students from Lancaster University, as well as other academics with subject knowledge appropriate to your submission. Your submission will be anonymously reviewed by two reviewers, and you will receive a readers' report once your piece has been reviewed.
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
- Lancaster University
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2056-9238
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Luminary
How long does peer review take at The Luminary?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Luminary?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: MLA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: 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.
Is The Luminary open access, and what is the APC?
The Luminary is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .