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Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona · Spain · Est. 2013

ISSN2014-7910eISSN2014-7910

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.298

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.034

Total Works

464

Total Citations

396

2yr Mean Citedness

0.11

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the analysis of fantastic literature and related media, exploring themes of horror, the uncanny, and the supernatural. It examines narrative structures, theoretical frameworks of the fantastic, and the intersection of fantasy with humor, satire, and social critique. The scope also includes the study of fantastic elements in film, comics, and video games, with a particular interest in how these genres represent fear, identity, and the unknown.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageSpanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician, French, English, Catalan

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications464

Publisher OrgAutonomous University of Barcelona

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~26 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2014-7910 / 2014-7910

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PKP PN

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician, French, English, Catalan

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cultural StudiesQ1

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1

CommunicationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing ArtsCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Latin American Literature AnalysisComparative Literary Analysis and CriticismCinema History and CriticismLatin American Literature StudiesGothic Literature and Media AnalysisLiterature, Culture, and AestheticsLiterary and Cultural StudiesLiterature, Magical Realism, García MárquezSpanish Literature and Culture StudiesSpanish Culture and Identity