Journal profile · LITERATURE, ROMANCE
Theleme-Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses
ISSN 1139-9368 · eISSN 1989-8193 · Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Spain
Theleme-Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 49 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Theleme-Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses is published by Universidad Complutense de Madrid 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 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis, French Literature and Critical Theory and Historical and Literary Analyses, together about 28.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Thélème. Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses (ISSN 1139-9368, ISSN-e 1989-8193) is a journal published every six months that took its current name in 1998 when it broke away from the former Revista de Filología Francesa, published by the Universidad Complutense Madrid’s French Studies Department, founded in 1992. It compiles research studies in French, English and Spanish, on the French language and literature and in relation to other artistic-cultural and literary fields. It also publishes studies on civilisation, linguistics, translation and didactics of the French language. It aims to cover the whole French and French-speaking field and includes book reviews. Thélème accepts special issues, which will follow the same selection criteria (double blind peer-review), dealing with topics related to French Studies. For special issues proposals, please contact the editor: isabelle.marc@filol.ucm.es.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE, ROMANCE
Editor-in-chief Julia OriPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 3, France 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities13.2%
- French Literature and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities7.8%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities7.5%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities5.1%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities5.1%
- French Language Learning MethodsSocial Sciences4.7%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
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 | Literature, Romance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, Romance | 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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 15Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 442 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | 0 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 9 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 5 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 6 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | — |
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- reviewust be sent to the journal's secretary. REVIEWS They will be between 1,500 and 3,000 words about a scientific publication in the area of French studiemain text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Thélème. Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof in full or in pa…
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
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, French, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1139-9368
- Electronic ISSN
- 1989-8193
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 1 (2026)
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Theleme-Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses
What CAS zone is Theleme-Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Theleme-Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature, Romance. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Theleme-Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Theleme-Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Theleme-Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (3) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Theleme-Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Theleme-Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Theleme-Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses open access, and what is the APC?
Theleme-Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses 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, Publisher website, 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: .