Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Acta Linguistica Asiatica
ISSN 2232-3317 · Ljubljana University Press · Slovenia
Acta Linguistica Asiatica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Linguistica Asiatica is published by Ljubljana University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Natural Language Processing Techniques, Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation and Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Linguistica Asiatica is a journal devoted to the study of East Asian languages—among which Chinese, Japanese and Korean are of the main focus—, their translation, and teaching. ALA is an interdisciplinary scholarly journal that accepts research papers, survey papers, technical notes, and other submissions concerning the following fields: East Asian linguistics, translation studies, the teaching of East Asian languages, book reviews on representative works, etc. ALA's articles are mainly written in English, Slovene articles with English abstracts are also accepted. ALA encourages the interlinking of different linguistic disciplines, fosters dialogue among different theoretical orientations and their practical application, proposes new approaches to existing research themes, draws attention to relevant questions, and informs about recent findings and events in the above areas. ALA used to be published three times a year until 2014. Since then it produces the winter and the summer issue.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named Slovenia 12, Japan 3, Taiwan, China 2, Mainland China 1, Sweden 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science12.4%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities8.1%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology6.8%
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities6.8%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities6.4%
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology6%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology5.6%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, CNKI, J-Gate, COBISS.si, dLib.si, Sherpa Romeo, EuroPub, MLA International Bibliography, Open J-Gate
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 318 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 24 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Large Language Models for Japanese–Croatian Translation: Human Evaluation and Macroeconomic Implications
Use of Generative AI in Preparing Articles Model summary
Ratomir KARLOVIĆ, Mieta BOBANOVIĆ DASKO, Irena SRDANOVIĆ 237-261 PDF EPUB
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Research data management (notes for authors) Model summary
Research data management (notes for authors)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement Model summary
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors are confirming that they are the authors of the submitting article, which will be published online in journal Acta Linguistica Asiatica by University of Ljubljana Press (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Aškerčeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia). Author’s name will be evident in the article in journal. All decisions r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This is a diamond open-access journal which means that all content is freely available online without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOA…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-blind review; author info omitted from files Model summary
All articles are double-blind peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. The Journal Editor accepts submissions on a continuous basis. The editorial process takes approx. 5 months, varying with the reviewers' availabilities and the article inflow.
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
- Ljubljana University Press
- Country or region
- Slovenia
- Language
- English, Slovenian
- ISSN
- 2232-3317
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Linguistica Asiatica
How long does peer review take at Acta Linguistica Asiatica?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Linguistica Asiatica based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Slovenia (12), Japan (3) and Taiwan, China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Linguistica Asiatica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Linguistica Asiatica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Linguistica Asiatica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Linguistica Asiatica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .