Journal profile
Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines
ISSN 1752-3079 · CADAAD · United Kingdom
Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines is published by CADAAD. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural and political discourse analysis, Discourse Analysis in Language Studies and Media Discourse and Social Analysis, together about 59.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The CADAAD Journal is the official journal of the Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines (CADAAD) network. It focuses on discourse, communication and society, aiming to provide a space for studies that cross boundaries between academic disciplines. Starting from the study of social and political practices as they are ultimately performed discursively through ‘texts’, it aims to harness the full range of analytical tools available to investigate the semiotic dimensions of our social and political worlds in order to achieve a deep understanding of the role that language and other semiotic modes play in shaping social structures and identities. As such, the journal is open to new perspectives on discourse and society, covering theoretical, methodological and applied approaches that address the dynamic relationship between communication and social practices. The CADAAD journal is fully open access which means that all its content is freely available without charge to authors, readers or their institutions. We apply double-blind reviewing standards, made possible by our Editorial Board members and a wide range of experts who cover the transdisciplinary character of the journal. Historical background The CADAAD journal was initiated in 2006 during the CADAAD conference at the University of East Anglia and its first issue was published in 2007, under the editorship of Christopher Hart. Until the end of 2024, when it migrated to University of Groningen Press, it was hosted on Lancaster University's servers. Past editors: 2007-2015: Christopher Hart (Lancaster University | Founding Editor) 2015-2019: Charlotte Taylor (University of Sussex) 2018-2024: Bertie Kaal (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) 2020-2024: Lise-Lotte Holmgreen (Aalborg University)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Franco ZappettiniPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences26.1%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities21.4%
- Media Discourse and Social AnalysisSocial Sciences11.8%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities8.4%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology3.8%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities3.7%
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities3%
- Discourse Analysis and Cultural CommunicationSocial Sciences3%
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
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 253 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 19 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 77 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 72 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 114 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 69 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 93 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- AI use
No generative AI tools used to produce or significantly alter content Model summary
The submitted manuscript represents my/our original work, and no generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have been used to produce or significantly alter the content, text, figures, or data analysis.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Authors retain copyright Model summary
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Competing interests disclosure Model summary
I/we have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper or I/we have disclosed any financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests the 'Comments for the Editor' section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license from Volume 17 onwards Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Authors are able to enter into…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
CADAAD Journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism and research integrity standards Model summary
I/we acknowledge full awareness of what constitutes plagiarism and confirm that this work complies with all academic and ethical standards for authorship and research integrity.
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
- CADAAD
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1752-3079
- Society / sponsor
- Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines
How long does peer review take at Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines open access, and what is the APC?
Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines 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: .