About the journal
Focales is an open-access journal published by Presses universitaires de Saint-Étienne in France, publishing in french. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 20 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Presses universitaires de Saint-Étienne
- ISSN
- 2556-5125
- Country
- France
- Languages
- french
- Access
- Open access
- Articles in DOAJ
- 250
- Declared review time
- 20 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- https://journals.openedition.org/focales/
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2025-11-21
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 20 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
250
Most recent article
4 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
20weeks
Works in OpenAlex
261
Last recorded publication year
2025
h-index
3
i10-index
0
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy8
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2025-11-21
- Added to DOAJ
- 2025-11-21
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Not declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 0%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 23%
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity1
- Source type
- journal
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts
- Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts
- Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies
- Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
- French Urban and Social Studies
- French Urban and Social Studies
Show all subjects (50)
- Photography and Visual Culture
- Photography and Visual Culture
- French Historical and Cultural Studies
- French Historical and Cultural Studies
- Cultural Identity and Heritage
- Cultural Identity and Heritage
- French Literature and Critical Theory
- French Literature and Critical Theory
- Visual Culture and Art Theory
- Visual Culture and Art Theory
- Contemporary art, education, critique
- Contemporary art, education, critique
- Historical and Scientific Studies
- Literature and Culture Studies
- Historical and Scientific Studies
- Literature and Culture Studies
- African history and culture studies
- African history and culture studies
- Historical and Literary Studies
- Historical and Literary Studies
- North African History and Literature
- North African History and Literature
- Historical and Literary Analyses
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Migration and Exile Studies
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis
- Historical and Literary Analyses
- Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis
- Migration and Exile Studies
- Photographic and Visual Arts
- Photographic and Visual Arts
- Political and Social Issues
- French Literature and Criticism
- French Literature and Criticism
- Political and Social Issues
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Education, sociology, and vocational training
- Education, sociology, and vocational training
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Middle East Politics and Society
- Middle East Politics and Society
Keywords (DOAJ)
- visuals studies
- arts & humanities
- history of art
- heritage
- photography
- arts
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