Journal profile
Traces
ISSN 1763-0061 · eISSN 1963-1812 · ENS Éditions · France
Traces: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 50 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Traces is published by ENS Éditions. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice, French Literature and Critical Theory and Philosophy, History, and Historiography, together about 23.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences8.9%
- French Literature and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities7.9%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities7.1%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences5.9%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences4.6%
- French Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities4.6%
- Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSocial Sciences4%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences4%
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
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 145OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 820 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 128 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 230 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 410 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 427 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 489 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 532 |
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 50 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 50 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-NC-ND | |
| 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
- ENS Éditions
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- French
- ISSN
- 1763-0061
- Electronic ISSN
- 1963-1812
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Traces
How long does peer review take at Traces?
Authors report an average review time of about 50 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 Traces?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Traces is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Traces open access, and what is the APC?
Traces 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: .