Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Comparative Legilinguistics
ISSN 2080-5926 · eISSN 2391-4491 · Institute of Linguistics · Poland
Comparative Legilinguistics: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Comparative Legilinguistics is published by Institute of Linguistics. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal Language and Interpretation, Translation Studies and Practices and linguistics and terminology studies, together about 63.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Comparative Legilinguistics (International Journal for Legal Communication) is published four times a year by the Faculty of Modern Languages and Literatures, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland. We are pathfinders in mapping the contours of legal linguistics and legal translation especially in its comparative aspects. Comparative Legilinguistics is equally devoted to forensic linguistics, theory of the law and the intersection of legal language and legal translation. In addition, the journal welcomes submissions on political discourse, with a focus on persuasive strategies, linguistic markers of deception and truth-telling, the legal and political aspects of policy-making, and the intersections of political rhetoric with legal frameworks. We encourage submissions in English, French and German. Guest edited volumes at the request of the guest editor may be published in Italian, Polish, Russian and Chinese. The reviews are stored in the journal’s editorial office. The articles are peer-reviewed by two reviewers (double-blind review) via our online submission platform www.pressto.amu.edu.pl with well-established expert reviewers from all over the world. The editors reserve the right to appoint a third reviewer in case of doubts. The editorial board reserves the right to publish selected articles without two reviews. We reserve a right to have one review in cases where the topic of the paper is very niche and it is not possible to find two competent reviewers. ABOUT THE JOURNAL CURRENT ISSUE ARCHIVE INDEXED IN:Scopus, ERIH Plus, DOAJ, CEJSH, WorldCat; Google Scholar; Primo Central Index, ICI Journals Master List (Index Copernicus Value 2020 = 100.00 pkt; ICV 2021 = 100.00 pkt), CROSSREF, EZB, OPENALEX, SUDOC, WIKIDATA, ZDB, FATCAT, THE KEEPERS, ROAD, EBSCO Legal Source JOURNAL METRICS:Ministry of Education and Science (2023): 70DOI: 10.14746/clISSN: 2080-5926 – valid through issue 60 (2024)ISSN (online): 2391-4491 – starting from issue 61 (2025) the journal is published exclusively in electronic formatARTICLES ARE LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS Creative Commons - Attribution Publisher:Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań The Comparative Legilinguistics comply with I40C standarts for open citations. More Less
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Editor-in-chief Artur UrbaniakPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 3, Poland 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal Language and InterpretationSocial Sciences28.7%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities22.5%
- linguistics and terminology studiesArts and Humanities12.7%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities8.3%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities3.7%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities2.9%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities2.4%
- Polish Law and Legal SystemSocial Sciences2.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and Linguistics | Q3 | 604/1137 | 46th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q3 | 716/1221 | 41st |
| Law | Q3 | 852/1162 | 26th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
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, CEJSH, WorldCat, Primo Central Index, ICI Journals Master List, CROSSREF, EZB, OPENALEX, SUDOC, WIKIDATA, ZDB, FATCAT, THE KEEPERS, ROAD, EBSCO Legal Source
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
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 20Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 408 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 100 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 90 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 301 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 99 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 79 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 82 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- 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)
Article types accepted2
- descriptive paper2. The descriptive paper (summarizing the state of the art in the field) should have the following structure: - Abstract - Key words - Purpose of the research -…Length not stated
- research paper1. The research paper should have the following structure: - Abstract - Key words - Purpose of the research - Scope of the research - Methods used/Methodology/A…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Authors receive no payment from the Publisher for use of the Article or the licenses granted. Model summary
The Author agrees and acknowledges that the Author will receive no payment from the Publisher for use of the Article or the licenses granted in this Agreement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Names and email addresses entered in the journal site are used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal and are not made available to any other party. Model summary
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. Model summary
When submitting a paper the author agrees to the following publishing agreement and processing personal data. PUBLICATION AGREEMENT, COPYRIGHT LICENSE, PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING CONSENT This is a publication agreement and copyright license (“Agreement”) regarding a written manuscript currently submitted via Pressto platform (“Article”) to be published in Comparative Legilinguistics International Jo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
The journal complies with I40C standards for open citations. Model summary
The Comparative Legilinguistics comply with I40C standarts for open citations.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Only articles with two positive peer reviews are published. Model summary
We publish only articles with two positive peer reviews.
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
- Institute of Linguistics
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- Spanish, English, French, Chinese, Russian, German, Polish
- ISSN
- 2080-5926
- Electronic ISSN
- 2391-4491
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 66 (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 Comparative Legilinguistics
How long does peer review take at Comparative Legilinguistics?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Comparative Legilinguistics based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (3) and Poland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Comparative Legilinguistics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Comparative Legilinguistics is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Comparative Legilinguistics open access, and what is the APC?
Comparative Legilinguistics 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .