Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Estudios de Fonetica Experimental
ISSN 1575-5533 · eISSN 2385-3573 · Laboratori de Fonetica - Facultat de Filologia, Universitat de Barcelona · Spain
Estudios de Fonetica Experimental: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Estudios de Fonetica Experimental is published by Laboratori de Fonetica - Facultat de Filologia, Universitat de Barcelona. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Phonetics and Phonology Research, Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies and Voice and Speech Disorders, together about 57.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Estudios de Fonética Experimental (short title: EFE) publishes original research articles related to any branch of experimental phonetics (for example, articulatory, acoustic, perceptual, applied) and of laboratory phonology. It also publishes papers about theoretical aspects of phonetics, and reviews of books on phonetics and laboratory phonology. EFE aims to promote the dissemination of high-quality experimental and observational research in phonetic sciences and its interdisciplinary connections. Articles may be published in English, Spanish and Italian, as well as in Catalan.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Editor-in-chief Wendy Elvira-GarcíaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 7 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology33.6%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities13%
- Voice and Speech DisordersMedicine10.9%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences9.3%
- Linguistic Studies and Language AcquisitionComputer Science8.9%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities5.7%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities4.5%
- Speech Recognition and SynthesisComputer Science3.2%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and Linguistics | Q2 | 477/1137 | 58th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q2 | 576/1221 | 52nd |
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 83 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 19 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 5 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 3 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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-ND | |
| 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–130 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- reviewThe manuscripts submitted for their publication in the section "Notes and reviews" are either reviews of publications related to any aspect of phonetics (both e…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Copyright, licensing and funding disclosure
Estudios de Fonética Experimental is an Diamond Open Access journal. All articles published online by Estudios de Fonética Experimental are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 ES) License, unless otherwise noted. Estudios de Fonética Experimental is an open access journal. Estudios de Fonética Experimental is archived by RACO (Revistes Cata…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
All articles published online by Estudios de Fonética Experimental are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED), unless otherwise noted. Estudios de Fonética Experimental is an open access journal. Estudios de Fonética Experimental is powered by Open Journal Systems (OJS) software. The copyright is not transferred to the journal: a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review policy
Estudios de Fonética Experimental employs an external double-blind reviewing, which means that the referees and the authors remain anonymous throughout the process. All manuscripts submitted to the sections Articles and Miscellaneous are peer reviewed following the procedure outlined at the submissions section. Book reviews are usually not subject to peer review. They are, however, reviewed by an …
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
- Laboratori de Fonetica - Facultat de Filologia, Universitat de Barcelona
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, Galician, English, French, Catalan
- ISSN
- 1575-5533
- Electronic ISSN
- 2385-3573
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Estudios de Fonetica Experimental
How long does peer review take at Estudios de Fonetica Experimental?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Estudios de Fonetica Experimental?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–130 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Estudios de Fonetica Experimental based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Estudios de Fonetica Experimental?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Estudios de Fonetica Experimental is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Estudios de Fonetica Experimental open access, and what is the APC?
Estudios de Fonetica Experimental 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .