Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Diacritica
ISSN 0870-8967 · eISSN 2183-9174 · Universidade do Minho · Portugal
Diacritica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Diacritica is published by Universidade do Minho. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Literature, Culture, and Criticism, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and Translation Studies and Practices, together about 28.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics and Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A Diacrítica é uma revista editada pelo Centro de Estudos Humanísticos da Universidade do Minho (CEHUM), afirmando-se ao longo de mais de três décadas como uma referência, ao nível nacional e internacional, na difusão de estudos académicos de qualidade em diversas áreas das Humanidades, nomeadamente a Literatura, as Artes, os Estudos Culturais, e a Linguística. Criada em 1986 por iniciativa do fundador e primeiro diretor do CEHUM, Professor Vítor Aguiar e Silva, estabeleceu-se como publicação especializada com periodicidade anual (até 2001). Os 16 primeiros números foram publicados segundo este modelo. A partir do volume 17, número 1 (2003) a Revista foi alvo de uma renovação, passando a periodicidade quadrimestral e sendo dividida em três séries temáticas: Diacrítica– Linguística, Diacrítica–Filosofia e Cultura e Diacrítica–Literatura. Em 2019, a partir do volume 31, número 2, a Revista adotou o atual regime de volumes com dossiês temáticos, em consonância com o caráter eminentemente transversal e interdisciplinar da investigação que desde sempre definiu a orientação do CEHUM. Além dos dossiês temáticos, a Diacrítica passou então a receber submissões para as secções Varia, Recensão e Entrevista, abertas em fluxo contínuo. Desde março de 2023 a Revista está alojada na UMinho Editora. ISSN 2183-9174 (formato eletrónico) A Revista está licenciada com uma Licença Creative Commons CC BY-NC. Os autores mantêm todos os direitos de autor, concedendo à Revista o direito de primeira publicação. Os autores têm autorização para depositar a versão publicada dos artigos nos seus repositórios. A Diacrítica é financiada por fundos nacionais através da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., no âmbito do projeto UID/00305/2025. POLÍTICA EDITORIAL A Revista segue uma política de acesso aberto, garantindo que todo o conteúdo esteja acessível gratuitamente aos utilizadores e às suas instituições. Os leitores têm permissão para visualizar, descarregar, reproduzir, partilhar, imprimir, pesquisar ou criar ligações para os artigos completos, ou utilizá-los para qualquer fim legal, sem a necessidade de obtenção de autorização prévia por parte do editor ou do autor. A Revista não cobra Taxas de Processamento de Artigos (APCs), nem qualquer taxa de submissão ou publicação. A Revista adota o sistema de revisão por pares duplamente cega e é publicada online através do Open Journal System (OJS), com periodicidade quadrimestral. A Revista aceita submissões para os dossiês t
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Literature, Culture, and CriticismArts and Humanities13.8%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities7.4%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities6.8%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities6%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology5%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities5%
- Linguistics and Education ResearchArts and Humanities4.7%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q3 | 857/1186 | 27th |
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q4 | 530/697 | 23rd |
| Music | Q4 | 167/196 | 15th |
| Language and Linguistics | Q4 | 999/1137 | 12th |
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
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 509 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62 | 62 | 27 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 28 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 42 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 43 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 27 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 accepted3
- artigo de investigação (dossier temático/secção varia)Artigo de Investigação (Dossier Temático/Secção Varia) Não exceder 10.000 palavras, incluindo notas de rodapé e referências (anexos excluídos).Length not stated
- entrevistasEntrevistas Manter as entrevistas entre 3.000 e 6.000 palavrasLength not stated
- recensões críticasRecensões Críticas Limitar as recensões a 3.000 palavras, incluindo notas de rodapé e referências.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright
- Authorship
Autores mantêm direitos de autor Model summary
Os autores mantêm todos os direitos de autor, concedendo à Revista o direito de primeira publicação.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Model summary
A Revista está licenciada como Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International.
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
- Universidade do Minho
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0870-8967
- Electronic ISSN
- 2183-9174
- 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 Diacritica
How long does peer review take at Diacritica?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Diacritica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Diacritica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Diacritica open access, and what is the APC?
Diacritica 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: .