Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
East Asian Pragmatics
ISSN 2055-7760 · Equinox Publishing Ltd
East Asian Pragmatics: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
East Asian Pragmatics is published by Equinox Publishing Ltd 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 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies, Discourse Analysis in Language Studies and Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, together about 62.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities31.1%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities17.7%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology13.4%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities7%
- Swearing, Euphemism, MultilingualismSocial Sciences4.7%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences4.3%
- Digital Communication and LanguageComputer Science3.1%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities2.5%
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 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & 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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 220 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | 23 | 5 | 23 |
| 2022 | 34 | 6 | 58 |
| 2021 | 21 | 2 | 71 |
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
- Equinox Publishing Ltd
- ISSN
- 2055-7760
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about East Asian Pragmatics
What CAS zone is East Asian Pragmatics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, East Asian Pragmatics is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index East Asian Pragmatics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, East Asian Pragmatics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is East Asian Pragmatics open access, and what is the APC?
East Asian Pragmatics 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .