Monstrum

Montreal Monstrum Society · Canada · Est. 2018

eISSN2561-5629

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Aims & Scope

A peer-reviewed journal of studies in horror and related areas. MONSTRUM is a bi-annual, open-access academic journal publishing original, peer-reviewed scholarship in horror and related areas, in English or French, by developing and established scholars working on cinema, television, literature, media studies, popular culture, genre, philosophy, cultural studies, and other fields.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish, French, Italian

1st Year Published2018

Frequencybi-annual

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgErudit Consortium

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Montreal Monstrum Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2561-5629

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

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?

English, French, Italian

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.

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

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisCinema and Media StudiesFolklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesNarrative Theory and AnalysisCrime and Detective Fiction StudiesShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismDigital Games and MediaGender, Feminism, and MediaMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices

Frequently asked questions about Monstrum

Is Monstrum a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Monstrum: 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 Monstrum?

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

Is Monstrum indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Monstrum is indexed in DOAJ.