Journal profile · LINGUISTICS
Corpora
ISSN 1749-5032 · eISSN 1755-1676 · Edinburgh University Press
Corpora: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Corpora is published by Edinburgh University Press and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Discourse Analysis in Language Studies, Natural Language Processing Techniques and Second Language Acquisition and Learning, together about 37.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An international, peer-reviewed journal of corpus linguistics focusing on the many and varied uses of corpora both in linguistics and beyond.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LINGUISTICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities15.2%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science13.9%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology8.3%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences6.8%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology6.3%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities5.3%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities4.8%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | 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
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 144OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 33.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 451 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 27 | 26 | 10 |
| 2024 | 30 | 14 | 78 |
| 2023 | 25 | 11 | 64 |
| 2022 | 37 | 7 | 222 |
| 2021 | 26 | 5 | 144 |
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)
Article types accepted1
- reviewReview: Keller. 2024. Programming for Corpus Linguistics with Python and Dataframes. Cambridge: Cambridge University PressLength not stated
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
- Edinburgh University Press
- ISSN
- 1749-5032
- Electronic ISSN
- 1755-1676
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Corpora
What CAS zone is Corpora in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Corpora is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Corpora?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Corpora is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Corpora open access, and what is the APC?
Corpora 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .