Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Hermes (Denmark)
ISSN 0904-1699 · eISSN 1903-1785 · Department of Business Communication, Aarhus School of Business · Denmark
Hermes (Denmark): diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 35 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hermes (Denmark) is published by Department of Business Communication, Aarhus School of Business. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Translation Studies and Practices, linguistics and terminology studies and Lexicography and Language Studies, together about 30.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
HERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business is an open access online international journal with a double-blind peer review procedure published by the School of Communication and Culture at Aarhus University, Denmark. This means that all content is freely available without charge to the users or their institution and available in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access. No fees are charged for publishing articles in Hermes. HERMES is indexed at the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), at Scopus, and recognized by ERIH Plus as a scientific journal. HERMES is published once a year continously as they are ready for publication. All contributions to the journal are archived at the journals website on the Royal Danish Library's national portal for digital publishing. Thus, long-term archiving is secured. Since its beginning in 1988, HERMES has established itself internationally as an important vehicle for publication of research articles across a broad spectrum of language and communication oriented projects, studies and activities. The main purpose of the journal is to disseminate new research produced in the broad field of language and communication in business, including, but not limited to, the fields of: Business communication Corporate communication Intercultural communication Knowledge communication Lexicography Business language Translation and interpreting Each issue contains a selection of research articles from the listed areas often together with reviews. We are open to suggestions for additional thematic sections. HERMES accepts contributions in English, German, French and Spanish. HERMES has four main objectives: to publish high-quality research papers to offer relatively fast publication to offer publication space also to young scholars to enable a thorough examination of a particular topic within one of the fields High quality papers In order to ensure high-quality publications, all submitted manuscripts are assessed through a double blind review process by two external referees. The referees assess the manuscripts for relevance, originality, appropriateness of the selected literature, theory and methods, quality of the analyses, documentation of claims and conclusions, argumentative logic and coherence, and readability. Relatively fast publication We give high priority to relatively fast publication to ensure that ideas and findings can be published while they are still new. However, Hermes is a non-profit venture
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Editor-in-chief Jan EngbergPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities11.3%
- linguistics and terminology studiesArts and Humanities9.9%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities9.4%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities8.5%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities8.3%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities7.2%
- Language, Communication, and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities5.9%
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 | 409/1137 | — |
| Linguistics and Language | Q2 | 497/1221 | — |
| Communication | Q3 | 351/541 | — |
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 120OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 987 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 157 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 308 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 360 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 485 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 453 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 457 |
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 35 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 35 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 |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- regular articleuse only the formatting described here. Regular articles are normally between 5000 and 8000 words and normally depart from a problem statement investigated imain text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: a. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution International License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. b. Authors are able to ente…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
In order to ensure high-quality publications, HERMES runs a careful review process. All submitted manuscripts are assessed through a double blind review process by two external referees. The referees assess the manuscripts for relevance, originality, appropriateness of the selected literature, theory and methods, quality of the analyses, documentation of claims and conclusions, argumentative logic…
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
- Department of Business Communication, Aarhus School of Business
- Country or region
- Denmark
- Language
- English, Spanish, French, German
- ISSN
- 0904-1699
- Electronic ISSN
- 1903-1785
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hermes (Denmark)
How long does peer review take at Hermes (Denmark)?
Authors report an average review time of about 35 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 Hermes (Denmark)?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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.
Which databases index Hermes (Denmark)?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hermes (Denmark) is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Hermes (Denmark) open access, and what is the APC?
Hermes (Denmark) 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: .