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Asia-Pacific Language Variation
ISSN 2215-1354 · eISSN 2215-1362 · John Benjamins Publishing Company
Asia-Pacific Language Variation: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 10 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia-Pacific Language Variation is published by John Benjamins Publishing Company and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistic Variation and Morphology, Multilingual Education and Policy and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies, together about 62.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal aims to report research on the description and analysis of variation and change from the Asia-Pacific region. The journal encourages research that is firmly based on empirical data and quantitative analysis of variation and change as well as the social factors that are reflected and constructed through language variation and change. Though much of the research is expected to be based on new speech data and fieldwork, the language data may be either oral or written, including both modern and historical resources. The unique emphasis of the journal is to promote understanding of the multifaceted linguistic communities of Asia-Pacific.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences29%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences18.4%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities15.4%
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology10.9%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities5.5%
- Hearing Impairment and CommunicationPsychology3.1%
- Swearing, Euphemism, MultilingualismSocial Sciences3.1%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities1.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 35.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 128 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 | 43 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 51 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 45 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
This e-platform is not for online submissions; see publisher webpages for article submission, book proposals, and Open Access policy. Model summary
Authors: This e-platform is not for online submissions. Visit these webpages for information on submitting a journal article, submitting a book proposal, or our Open Access policy.
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
- John Benjamins Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 2215-1354
- Electronic ISSN
- 2215-1362
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asia-Pacific Language Variation
What CAS zone is Asia-Pacific Language Variation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asia-Pacific Language Variation is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Asia-Pacific Language Variation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia-Pacific Language Variation is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Asia-Pacific Language Variation open access, and what is the APC?
Asia-Pacific Language Variation is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .