Journal profile
Transit
ISSN 1551-9627 · eScholarship Publishing, University of California · United States
Transit: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transit is published by eScholarship Publishing, University of California. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are German Literature and Culture Studies, Comparative and World Literature and Translation Studies and Practices, together about 33.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
TRANSIT addresses German responses to questions of national identity and fantasies of mobility as articulated in such untranslatable terms as Wanderlust, Zuwanderung, Fernweh, and Heimat. At the same time, TRANSIT investigates the creative responses to multilocal, multilingual experiences developed by immigrant and naturalized populations. New research on these topics from the Middle Ages to the present will expand the field of German studies and shed new light on debates about transnational connections. TRANSIT covers the work of all those who have experienced the irresolvable tension between home and dislocation - whether explorers, adventurers, refugees, or exiles. We invite critical work, in English or German, from all areas in which movement and transition are major forces, from translation to travelogues and other forms of cultural transfer. TRANSIT welcomes new readings of well-known literary works and films such as Wolfram's Parzival, Goethe's Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre, Özdamar's Das Leben ist eine Karawanserei, or Wenders' Bis ans Ende der Welt. We also encourage analysis of non-canonical texts, public debates, and new media, as well as visual and material culture. We look forward to comparative studies that frame the German example within larger theoretical and historical concerns. TRANSIT is a web-based, multi-media production that seeks to push boundaries: both of traditional scholarship and of print publication. Future issues will have a specific thematic focus as well an open forum and review essays on recent relevant books. TRANSIT accepts contributions from the humanities, the social sciences, and the arts. TRANSIT unites the academic rigor of the traditional scholarly review process with the benefits of open-access publication. Timely publication and wide electronic distribution are made possible by the University of California's eScholarship service.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities17.8%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities8.2%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities7.5%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences7.3%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences5.4%
- German legal, social, and political studiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities4.6%
- German Colonialism and Identity StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
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
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 395 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 78 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 192 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 52 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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-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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 400 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted1
- book reviewBook Review: Kate Zambon, Interrogating IntegrationChatterjee, Kasturi Moving beyond familiar critiques of multiculturalism, Zambon shows how model minority fig…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
- eScholarship Publishing, University of California
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 1551-9627
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transit
How long does peer review take at Transit?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Transit?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 400 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Transit?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transit is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Transit open access, and what is the APC?
Transit 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .