Journal profile
Trace
ISSN 2343-0591 · Finnish Society for Human-Animal Studies · Finland
Trace: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Trace is published by Finnish Society for Human-Animal Studies. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geographies of human-animal interactions, Animal Law and Welfare and Posthumanist Ethics and Activism, together about 63.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences30.6%
- Animal Law and WelfareSocial Sciences17.2%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences15.5%
- Human-Animal Interaction StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.9%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities5.2%
- Environmental Philosophy and EthicsEnvironmental Science3.8%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science2.4%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary2.4%
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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.37OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 129 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 34 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 42 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
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 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Finnish Society for Human-Animal Studies
- Country or region
- Finland
- Language
- English, Swedish, Finnish
- ISSN
- 2343-0591
- 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 Trace
How long does peer review take at Trace?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 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 Trace?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Trace is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Trace open access, and what is the APC?
Trace 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .