Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Umjetnost Rijeci
ISSN 0503-1583 · eISSN 1849-1693 · Croatian Philological Society · Croatia
Umjetnost Rijeci: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Umjetnost Rijeci is published by Croatian Philological Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics, Poetry Analysis and Criticism and Narrative Theory and Analysis, together about 31.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
1957 – 1973 1974 – 2009 2009 – 2012 2013 – The Art of Words Journal of Literary, Theatre and Film Studies Publication frequency: 2 issues per year ISSN: 0503-1583 (Print) ISSN: 1849-1693 (Online) UDK 82.091+820](05) Publisher: Hrvatsko filološko društvo Zagreb Citation databases and indexing: Scopus HRČAK. Portal of Croatian Scientific Journals ERIH PLUS DOAJ DOAS DOI Crossref CEEOL EBSCO Jisc ROAD Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources Modern Language Association (MLA) Periodicals Directory Brill Linguistic Bibliography ANVUR (Italian National Agency database) The journal is funded by the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth of the Republic of Croatia. The journal Umjetnost riječi was founded in 1957 and is the longest-running leading Croatian periodical anchored in philology, with a well-established network of Europe-based scholars and researchers. When it was launched, the journal published research papers, discussions, reviews, conference papers and annual bibliographies from the field of literary theory and literary history. 2006 saw the publication of a special issue with a complete bibliography of the journal (1957-2005) as well as a special double issue, both published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the journal. No. 3-4 of the 2009 issue was dedicated to the so-called “Zagreb School of Thought”. The members of this school, also known as the Zagreb Stylistic School, most notably Zdenko Škreb, Ivo Frangeš, Aleksandar Flaker and Viktor Žmegač, played a crucial role in the launching of the journal in the mid-1950s. Around the end of 2012, the journal received a completely new editorial board that introduced several changes. We introduced a new subheading to include theatre and film studies, which may be the biggest change in terms of the content, and we started publishing papers in English, as well as in Bosnian, Montenegrin and Serbian. In the first six months of our work, we set up a data base with domestic and international reviewers, launched a bilingual website of the journal and provided a full access to past issues of the journal via the portal Hrcak: Portal of Scientific Journals of Croatia. In the meantime we have expanded our European network with scholars from the Western Balkans, USA, Canada, Australia and Asia. As a result, our authors and reviewers come from different continents.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities14%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities9.3%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities8.5%
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences8.2%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities6.2%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities5.1%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities5.1%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q3 | 790/1186 | 33rd |
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q3 | 492/697 | 29th |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 536/692 | 22nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 271 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- ≤ 500 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- book reviewname, address, affiliation, and e-mail; Book review Size limitation Research and review papers should not exceed 9,000 words, including abstract, works cited an…main text ≤ 9,000 words
- book reviewsThe journal accepts research papers, review papers and book reviews.Length not stated
- interviewsWe publish transcripts of round-table discussions on pertinent cultural topics as well as interviews with established or innovative scholars in the humanities, …Length not stated
- research papersThe journal accepts research papers, review papers and book reviews.Length not stated
- review papersThe journal accepts research papers, review papers and book reviews.Length not stated
- reviews of scholarly booksApart from research and review papers, we also publish reviews of recent scholarly books published in any language.Length not stated
- transcripts of round-table discussionsWe publish transcripts of round-table discussions on pertinent cultural topics as well as interviews with established or innovative scholars in the humanities, …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics
- Authorship
Copyright retained by journal; authors may republish their work elsewhere (e.g., book chapter). Model summary
The journal retains copyright and publishing rights for all published contributions. However, authors may republish their work in another publication they author (e.g., a book chapter).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Editorial Board may retract manuscripts outside scope or constituting bad academic practice (plagiarism, unethical research) per COPE retraction guidelines. Model summary
The Editorial Board reserves the right to retract manuscripts not within the scope of the journal before double blind peer review process, and those manuscript that constitute bad academic practice (plagiarism, unethical research, etc.) pursuant to the Cope retraction guidelines.
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
- Croatian Philological Society
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English, Croatian
- ISSN
- 0503-1583
- Electronic ISSN
- 1849-1693
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Umjetnost Rijeci
How long does peer review take at Umjetnost Rijeci?
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 Umjetnost Rijeci?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 500 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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.
Which databases index Umjetnost Rijeci?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Umjetnost Rijeci is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Umjetnost Rijeci open access, and what is the APC?
Umjetnost Rijeci 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: .