Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Acta Scientiarum Language and Culture
ISSN 1983-4675 · eISSN 1983-4683 · Universidade Estadual de Maringa · Brazil
Acta Scientiarum Language and Culture: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 51 weeks (community reports); 49 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Scientiarum Language and Culture is published by Universidade Estadual de Maringa. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistics and Education Research, Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies and Literature, Culture, and Criticism, together about 46.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Foco e Escopo A revista publica artigos originais. Os autores se obrigam a declarar que seu manuscrito, relatando um trabalho original, não está sendo submetido, em parte ou no seu todo, à análise para publicação em outra revista. Missão Este periódico tem por objetivo viabilizar o registro público do conhecimento e sua preservação; publicar resultados de pesquisas envolvendo inovações de ideias e de propostas científicas; disseminar a informação e o conhecimento gerados pela comunidade científica e criar condições para o debate científico nas áreas de Letras e Linguística. Foco A temática é livre nessas áreas, aceitando artigos sob as mais diversas perspectivas teóricas, metodológicas e analíticas. Na área de conhecimento dos Estudos Linguísticos, as edições reúnem contribuições que compreendem diferentes focos, dentre eles o ensino e a aprendizagem de línguas, língua e tradução, novas tecnologias e ensino de línguas, cultura e materialidades significantes, os estudos do texto e do discurso e a descrição linguística. No tocante à área dos Estudos Literários, a revista dedica especial atenção aos estudos envolvendo o campo literário e formação de leitores, bem como as mediações entre literatura e história e também entre literatura e construção de identidades. Como publicação de referência nas áreas citadas, a revista exige o grau mínimo de doutor para autores interessados na submissão de artigos. No caso de autoria coletiva, pelo menos um dos autores deve possuir tal titulação. Processo de Avaliação pelos Pares Os artigos serão avaliados por dois consultores da área de conhecimento da pesquisa, de instituições de ensino e/ou pesquisa nacionais e estrangeiras, de comprovada produção científica. Após as devidas correções e possíveis sugestões, o artigo será aceito para publicação se tiver dois pareceres favoráveis e será rejeitado quando dois pareceres forem desfavoráveis. No caso de um parecer favorável e de um desfavorável, a decisão sobre a publicação ou não do artigo será do Conselho Editorial. Periodicidade A Revista é publicada on-line pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá, na modalidade publicação contínua Política de Acesso Aberto Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture é publicada sob o modelo Acesso Aberto, permitindo a leitura e o download livres, bem como a cópia e a disseminação de seu conteúdo, de acordo com as políticas de copyright Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0). ArquivamentoEsta revista utiliza o sistema de preservação digital K
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 2, Cyprus 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistics and Education ResearchArts and Humanities21.6%
- Cultural, Media, and Literary StudiesArts and Humanities13.1%
- Literature, Culture, and CriticismArts and Humanities11.4%
- Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities9.9%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities6.1%
- Education and Digital TechnologiesSocial Sciences5.5%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities2.6%
- Linguistic Studies and Language AcquisitionComputer Science2.6%
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
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 790 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | 5 |
| 2024 | 61 | 61 | 14 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 3 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 25 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 19 |
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 51 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–300 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
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
- Universidade Estadual de Maringa
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1983-4675
- Electronic ISSN
- 1983-4683
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Scientiarum Language and Culture
How long does peer review take at Acta Scientiarum Language and Culture?
Authors report an average review time of about 51 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Scientiarum Language and Culture?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Scientiarum Language and Culture based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (2) and Cyprus (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Scientiarum Language and Culture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Scientiarum Language and Culture is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Scientiarum Language and Culture open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Scientiarum Language and Culture 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .