Board Game Studies Journal
Sciendo · Poland
eISSN2183-3311
✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
15
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ DOAJ Verified+15
Total15
Aims & Scope
BGSJ – Board Game Studies Journal is a single peer-reviewed journal for historical and systematic research on board games. Its object is to provide a forum for board games research from all academic disciplines in order to further our understanding of the development and distribution of board games within an interdisciplinary academic context.
General Information
Country / RegionPoland
Primary LanguageGerman, French, English
1st Year Published—
Frequency1 time per year
StatusActive
Total Publications—
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open
Submission Info
Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review
Review Time—
Acceptance Rate40%
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate—
Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
9/12 · 75%
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Peer review process documented?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
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Primary language documented?
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
Subject Classification
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesClassical Antiquity StudiesDigital Games and MediaAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArtificial Intelligence in GamesAncient Egypt and ArchaeologyEducational Games and GamificationMartial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and EducationGambling Behavior and TreatmentsLanguage and cultural evolution
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