Journal profile
Alfa Revista de Linguistica
ISSN 0002-5216 · eISSN 1981-5794 · Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho · Brazil
Alfa Revista de Linguistica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 117 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); 46 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Alfa Revista de Linguistica is published by Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation, Linguistics and Discourse Analysis and Linguistics and Education Research, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Breve Histórico A Alfa começou a ser publicada em 1962 em até duas edições por ano. De 1972/1973 até 1976/1977, as edições compreendiam dois anos de publicação. Do volume 24, de 1980, até o volume 29, de 1985, foi publicada uma edição por ano. A partir de 2003, a revista passou a publicar duas edições por ano, uma por semestre. Em 2005, todas as edições do periódico passaram a ser disponibilizadas também on-line. A partir do número 49, de 2005, a versão impressa foi descontinuada e a revista passou a ser acessada unicamente no formato eletrônico. Em 2012, a revista passou a ser trimestral e, em 2020, a partir do volume 64, adotou a modalidade de publicação contínua. A Alfa publica artigos inéditos, resenhas críticas de publicações recentes e entrevistas, apresentando as tendências dos estudos linguísticos contemporâneos. Telmo Correia Arrais, José Luiz Fiorin, Roberto Gomes Camacho, Marize Mattos Dall’Aglio Hattnher, Silvia Dinucci Fernandes, Carlos Eduardo Mendes de Moraes, Renata Maria Facuri Coelho Marchezan, Rosane de Andrade Berlinck, Arnaldo Cortina e outros renomados pesquisadores da área de linguística foram alguns dos editores da revista Alfa. Acesso Aberto Este periódico segue o modelo de Acesso Aberto (Open Acess), permitindo o acesso virtual, sem restrição (incluindo restrições financeiras), a todos os textos científicos que são publicados. Acesso aberto é a condição em que o detentor dos direitos autorais de um trabalho acadêmico concede direitos de uso a terceiros, usando uma licença aberta (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), que o torna gratuitamente acessível e autoriza qualquer usuário a ler, baixar, copiar, distribuir, imprimir, pesquisar ou vincular esse trabalho e também rastreá-lo para indexação, passá-lo como dados para software ou usá-lo para qualquer outra finalidade legal. Assim, os interessados na revista Alfa podem ler, baixar, copiar, distribuir, imprimir, pesquisar ou vincular os textos completos dos artigos, bem como utilizá-los para qualquer outro fim lícito, sem necessidade de permissão prévia dos editores ou autores. Entretanto, quem utiliza o material da revista, deve citar a fonte com a referência da publicação na Alfa. Conformidade com a Ciência Aberta Com o objetivo de facilitar a avaliação do manuscrito e, uma vez aprovado, contribuir para a preservação e reuso dos conteúdos e para a reprodutibilidade das pesquisas, a Alfa recomenda a disponibilização de todos os conteúdos (tais como dados e informações coletadas, c
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities12.5%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities9.8%
- Linguistics and Education ResearchArts and Humanities7.1%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities6.8%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities6.6%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities5.4%
- Linguistic Studies and Language AcquisitionComputer Science5.1%
- Literature, Culture, and CriticismArts and Humanities4.3%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,271 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 39 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 96 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 116 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 171 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 179 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 195 |
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
117 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 204 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (69 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 129 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (190 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 23 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 23 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Open 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 | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- artigoeditam artigos, retrospectivas, resenhas, entrevistas e traduções vinculados a todas as linhas de investigação da Linguística.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePreprints
- Preprints Preprints
A Alfa aceita a submissão de preprints disponíveis exclusivamente na plataforma SciELO Preprints. O artigo deverá seguir todas as normas da Alfa e será submetido a avaliação duplo cega por pares adotada pela Revista.
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
- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0002-5216
- Electronic ISSN
- 1981-5794
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Alfa Revista de Linguistica
How long does peer review take at Alfa Revista de Linguistica?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 117 days (interquartile range 49–204 days); authors report an average review time of about 23 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 Alfa Revista de Linguistica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Alfa Revista de Linguistica is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Alfa Revista de Linguistica open access, and what is the APC?
Alfa Revista de Linguistica 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: .