Journal profile
Zeitschrift fur Fantastikforschung
ISSN 2192-0885 · eISSN 2753-8494 · Open Library of Humanities · United Kingdom
Zeitschrift fur Fantastikforschung: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 21 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zeitschrift fur Fantastikforschung is published by Open Library of Humanities. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction, Themes in Literature Analysis and Literary and Philosophical Studies, together about 49.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative FictionArts and Humanities32.4%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities8.7%
- Literary and Philosophical StudiesSocial Sciences8.3%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities6.7%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities6.7%
- Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisSocial Sciences5.5%
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities3.2%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 104 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 9 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
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 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 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 | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Open Library of Humanities
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- German
- ISSN
- 2192-0885
- Electronic ISSN
- 2753-8494
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zeitschrift fur Fantastikforschung
How long does peer review take at Zeitschrift fur Fantastikforschung?
Authors report an average review time of about 21 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 Zeitschrift fur Fantastikforschung?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zeitschrift fur Fantastikforschung is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Zeitschrift fur Fantastikforschung open access, and what is the APC?
Zeitschrift fur Fantastikforschung 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .