Journal profile
TranscUlturAl
ISSN 1920-0323 · Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta · Canada
TranscUlturAl: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2022 (Volume 14, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
TranscUlturAl is published by Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Translation Studies and Practices, Comparative and World Literature and Language and Culture, together about 69.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About TranscUlturAl aims to represent innovative interdisciplinary scholarship at the intersection of Translation Studies and Cultural Studies. TranscUlturAl seeks to contribute to the dialogue between cultures and languages by publishing essays, translations and creative pieces that explore interrelationships between translations and cultures, past and present, in global and local contexts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities38.9%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities20.8%
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences9.5%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities4.5%
- Subtitles and Audiovisual MediaArts and Humanities2.2%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities2.1%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities1.9%
- Comics and Graphic NarrativesArts and Humanities1.7%
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 253 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 34 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 43 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–300 words
- Reference style
- MLA
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- articlesArticles (maximum 8 000 words)Length not stated
- book and translation reviewsBook and Translation Reviews (maximum 2000 words)Length not stated
- reviewmum 10 000 words); Book and Translation Reviews (maximum 2000 words); Special Contributions (maximum 8 000 words) — An abstractmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- special contributionsSpecial Contributions (maximum 8 000 words)Length not stated
- translationsTranslations (maximum 10 000 words)Length not stated
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 Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English, French, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1920-0323
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 1 (2022)
- 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 TranscUlturAl
How long does peer review take at TranscUlturAl?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 TranscUlturAl?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Reference style: MLA. 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.
Which databases index TranscUlturAl?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, TranscUlturAl is indexed in DOAJ.
Is TranscUlturAl open access, and what is the APC?
TranscUlturAl 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .