Journal profile
Via
ISSN 2259-924X · Association Via@ · France
Via: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 90 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Via is published by Association Via@. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies and Cultural Identity and Heritage, together about 57.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences32.4%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences17.9%
- Cultural Identity and HeritageArts and Humanities7.3%
- Travel Writing and LiteratureArts and Humanities4.7%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities4.4%
- Community-based Tourism Development and SustainabilitySocial Sciences4.2%
- Culinary Culture and TourismAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementPsychology2.9%
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
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,022 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 110 |
| 2025 | 90 | 90 | 160 |
| 2024 | 90 | 90 | 156 |
| 2023 | 69 | 69 | 192 |
| 2022 | 90 | 90 | 173 |
| 2021 | 76 | 76 | 156 |
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 | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Association Via@
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, Portuguese, German
- ISSN
- 2259-924X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Via
How long does peer review take at Via?
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.
Which databases index Via?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Via is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Via open access, and what is the APC?
Via 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: .