Journal profile · LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Didactica-Lengua y Literatura
ISSN 1130-0531 · eISSN 1988-2548 · Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Spain
Didactica-Lengua y Literatura: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Didactica-Lengua y Literatura is published by Universidad Complutense de Madrid 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 Literacy and Educational Practices, Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies and Educational Technology in Learning, together about 45.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Didáctica. Lengua y Literatura (ISSN 1130-0531, ISSN-e 1988-2548), founded in 1988 by Professor Eduardo Tejero Robledo, this is an annual journal that publishes national and international works on the didactics of language and literature, teaching second languages and literature for children and young people. It accepts articles in Spanish, English and French, all containing useful didactic guidelines for teachers at primary, secondary and university levels.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 4, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Literacy and Educational PracticesSocial Sciences25.9%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities10.6%
- Educational Technology in LearningComputer Science9.3%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities8.5%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities5.1%
- Literature, Culture, and AestheticsArts and Humanities4.1%
- Educational theories and practicesSocial Sciences3.7%
- Immigration and Intercultural EducationSocial Sciences3.7%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 421 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 38 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 34 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 28 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 47 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | — |
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 websitePublication ethics, Open access
- Publication ethics
The journal has a code of good practices concerning gender. Model summary
Code of good practices concerning gender
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition o…
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
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, French, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1130-0531
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-2548
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Didactica-Lengua y Literatura
What CAS zone is Didactica-Lengua y Literatura in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Didactica-Lengua y Literatura 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.
How long does peer review take at Didactica-Lengua y Literatura?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Didactica-Lengua y Literatura based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (4), United Kingdom (1) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Didactica-Lengua y Literatura?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Didactica-Lengua y Literatura is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Didactica-Lengua y Literatura open access, and what is the APC?
Didactica-Lengua y Literatura 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: .