Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica
ISSN 2067-5151 · eISSN 2391-8179 · Walter de Gruyter · Poland
Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica is published by Walter de Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity, Translation Studies and Practices and Multilingual Education and Policy, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
to publish scientific articles that report research findings in the fields of literature, linguistics and cultural studies; to offer the possibility of presenting high-quality research in the following domains: Number 1 – Studies on Literature: literary theory, literary history, comparative literary studies; Number 2 – Studies on Language: theoretical and applied linguistics, language pedagogy, language and culture, translation studies; Number 3 – Studies on Culture: cultural studies, translation studies; to promote interdisciplinarity in the field of the humanities; to disseminate research findings on interculturality, literary connections, linguistic and cultural transfers; to transmit the literary, linguistic and cultural values of Eastern and Central Europe in the international sphere, without being limited to topics connected to this region; to ensure the wide visibility of the published research results.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Editor-in-chief Adalbert BALOGPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities9.9%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities9.5%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences7.8%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities5.8%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities5.4%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities4.9%
- European Cultural and National IdentitySocial Sciences4.9%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.5%
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.37OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 199 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 32 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 35 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 62 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2067-5151
- Electronic ISSN
- 2391-8179
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica
How long does peer review take at Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Which databases index Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica 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: .