Journal profile
Transcript An eJournal of Literary and Cultural Studies
ISSN 2582-9858 · Department of English, Bodoland University · India
Transcript An eJournal of Literary and Cultural Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transcript An eJournal of Literary and Cultural Studies is published by Department of English, Bodoland University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies, Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature and Literature: history, themes, analysis, together about 36.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal provides an intellectual platform for scholars, critics, and researchers engaged in literary and cultural studies. It seeks to advance critical inquiry by fostering dialogue across diverse theoretical, interdisciplinary, and comparative approaches to literature, culture, and related humanities scholarship. The journal publishes original research articles, and book reviews. It does not publish creative works such as poetry, fiction, or drama. The journal’s primary areas of interest include Folk Literature, Cultural Studies, Film Studies, Environmental Humanities, Ecocriticism, English Literature, and Literatures in English. It also welcomes studies on literary works originally written in other languages, provided the primary texts are available in English translation and the analysis makes a significant contribution to contemporary literary and cultural scholarship. Submissions should be theoretically informed, critically rigorous, and analytically engaging. Authors are expected to situate their arguments within relevant scholarly debates, demonstrating the originality, relevance, and contemporary significance of their contributions. Book reviews should only be on recent literary works (books published more than 2 years ago should not be chosen for review).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Om Prakash DwivediPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Türkiye 4, India 3, Greece 2, Australia 1, Poland 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities17.7%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities9.5%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities8.9%
- South Asian Studies and DiasporaArts and Humanities5.7%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities5.1%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities5.1%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities5.1%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities5.1%
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
MLA Directory of Periodicals, CrossRef, ROAD, EBSCO, Erih+, OpenAlex, Google ScholarPublisher 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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 82 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 7 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- MLA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewn English (Either British or American). Book reviews should not exceed 2000 words and research articles should be between 5000 to 8000 wordsmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- book reviews& less than 2000 words for book-reviews.Length not stated
- research articleeviews should not exceed 2000 words and research articles should be between 5000 to 8000 words including Work Cited and abstract. The articles should follmain text ≤ 8,000 words
- research articlesThe ideal length of the paper should be between 5000-8000 words for research articles (including Work cited & Endnotes)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Plagiarism
- AI use
AI tools prohibited for writing; must be explained in cover letter if used. Model summary
Use of AI tools for writing research articles are prohibited. If AI tools have been used in any way at any stage, the same must be explained in the cover letter.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Retraction for publication ethics violations; authors blacklisted. Model summary
Articles violating the ethics of publication will be retracted at once and such authors will be blacklisted from future submission to this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors responsible for copyright permission of third-party material. Model summary
The authors shall be solely responsible for procuring the copyright permission of any third-party material used by them in any form.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism check by publisher; plagiarized articles rejected. Model summary
All articles are run through plagiarism checker by the publisher. Plagiarized articles are summarily rejected.
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
- Department of English, Bodoland University
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2582-9858
- 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 Transcript An eJournal of Literary and Cultural Studies
How long does peer review take at Transcript An eJournal of Literary and Cultural Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Transcript An eJournal of Literary and Cultural Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: MLA; 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 Transcript An eJournal of Literary and Cultural Studies based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (4), India (3) and Greece (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Transcript An eJournal of Literary and Cultural Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transcript An eJournal of Literary and Cultural Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Transcript An eJournal of Literary and Cultural Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Transcript An eJournal of Literary and Cultural Studies 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .