Journal profile · LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
DEUTSCHE SPRACHE
ISSN 0340-9341 · eISSN 1868-775X · Erich Schmidt Verlag GmbH & Co.
DEUTSCHE SPRACHE: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
DEUTSCHE SPRACHE is published by Erich Schmidt Verlag GmbH & Co. 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 research and analysis, Linguistic Education and Pedagogy and Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity, together about 71.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities35.9%
- Linguistic Education and PedagogyArts and Humanities26.2%
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities9.3%
- Gender Studies in LanguageSocial Sciences4.8%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.1%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities2.3%
- Sociology and Education StudiesSocial Sciences2%
- linguistics and terminology studiesArts and Humanities2%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 597 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 23 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 16 | 5 | 15 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 2021 | 26 | 3 | 20 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Erich Schmidt Verlag GmbH & Co.
- ISSN
- 0340-9341
- Electronic ISSN
- 1868-775X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about DEUTSCHE SPRACHE
What CAS zone is DEUTSCHE SPRACHE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, DEUTSCHE SPRACHE is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Language & Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index DEUTSCHE SPRACHE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, DEUTSCHE SPRACHE is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is DEUTSCHE SPRACHE open access, and what is the APC?
DEUTSCHE SPRACHE is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .