Focales

Presses universitaires de Saint-Étienne · France · Est. 2017

eISSN2556-5125

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Aims & Scope

Focales is an annual journal published exclusively in open access, which publishes each year a special issue devoted to the study of photographic achievements and practices, whether they belong to the field of art or to broader uses that permeate society as a whole.

General Information

Country / RegionFrance

Primary LanguageFrench

1st Year Published2017

Frequencyannual

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgOpenEdition Journals

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Presses universitaires de Saint-Étienne

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2556-5125

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

French

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cultural Insights and Digital ImpactsDiverse Cultural and Historical StudiesHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisFrench Urban and Social StudiesPhotography and Visual CultureFrench Historical and Cultural StudiesCultural Identity and HeritageFrench Literature and Critical TheoryVisual Culture and Art TheoryContemporary art, education, critique

Frequently asked questions about Focales

Is Focales a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Focales: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Focales?

Focales is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is Focales indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Focales is indexed in DOAJ.