Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Acta Linguistica Academica
ISSN 2559-8201 · eISSN 2560-1016 · Akademiai Kiado
Acta Linguistica Academica: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.27; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 102 days to acceptance (63 articles, last 24 months); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Linguistica Academica is published by Akademiai Kiado and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation, Phonetics and Phonology Research and Linguistic Variation and Morphology, together about 45.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Linguistica Academica publishes papers on general linguistics. Papers presenting empirical material must have strong theoretical implications. The scope of the journal is not restricted to the core areas of linguistics; it also covers areas such as socio- and psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, discourse analysis, the philosophy of language, language typology, and formal semantics. The journal also publishes book and dissertation reviews and advertisements.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Editor-in-chief Veronika HegedűsPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities21.5%
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology13.3%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences10.5%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science10.1%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities6.8%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities6.3%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology5.2%
- Language and cultural evolutionSocial Sciences2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Linguistics Abstracts, Linguistics and Language Behaviour Abstracts, MLA International Bibliography, LinguisListPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.27LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.15Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.67Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 57.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 254 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 15 | 2 |
| 2025 | 21 | 15 | 7 |
| 2024 | 25 | 21 | 33 |
| 2023 | 20 | 19 | 32 |
| 2022 | 32 | 27 | 64 |
| 2021 | 33 | 22 | 351 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
102 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 215 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (51 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 113 days
- Sample
- 63 articles with submission and acceptance dates (201 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 900 / EUR 1,200 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- book reviewsThe journal also publishes book and dissertation reviews and advertisements.Length not stated
- dissertation reviewsThe journal also publishes book and dissertation reviews and advertisements.Length not stated
- papersActa Linguistica Academica publishes papers on general linguistics.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Hybrid publication model Model summary
Acta Linguistica Academica Publication Model Hybrid
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Akademiai Kiado
- ISSN
- 2559-8201
- Print ISSN
- 0001-5946
- Electronic ISSN
- 2560-1016
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Linguistica Academica
What CAS zone is Acta Linguistica Academica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Linguistica Academica is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Linguistica Academica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.27; CiteScore 1, h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at Acta Linguistica Academica?
Based on the dates recorded on 63 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 102 days (interquartile range 49–215 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Acta Linguistica Academica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Linguistica Academica is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Acta Linguistica Academica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Linguistica Academica is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .