Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Indo-European Linguistics
ISSN 2212-5884 · eISSN 2212-5892 · Brill · Netherlands
Indo-European Linguistics: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 5 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 6 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indo-European Linguistics is published by Brill and is classed under Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistics and language evolution, Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation and Phonetics and Phonology Research, together about 54.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Indo-European Linguistics (IEL) is devoted to the study of the ancient and medieval Indo-European languages from the perspective of modern theoretical linguistics. It provides a venue for synchronic and diachronic linguistic studies of the Indo-European languages and the Indo-European family as a whole within any theoretically informed or analytical framework. It also welcomes typological investigations, especially those which make use of cross-linguistic data, including that from non-Indo-European languages, as well as research which draws upon the findings of language acquisition, cognitive science, variationist sociolinguistics, and language contact.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities29.4%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities16.7%
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology8.7%
- Linguistics and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities8.4%
- Ancient Near East HistoryArts and Humanities8%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities6.4%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences6%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science2.3%
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)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Communication Source, Linguistic Bibliography
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 71.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 127 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 52 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websitePeer review
- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review with at least two external reviewers. Model summary
All articles published in Indo-European Linguistics (IEL) undergo a double-anonymous peer review process. Each article published has been reviewed anonymously by at least two external reviewers.
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
- Brill
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2212-5884
- Electronic ISSN
- 2212-5892
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Indo-European Linguistics
What CAS zone is Indo-European Linguistics in?
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.
What is the impact factor of Indo-European Linguistics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 12.
How long does peer review take at Indo-European Linguistics?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Indo-European Linguistics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indo-European Linguistics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Indo-European Linguistics open access, and what is the APC?
Indo-European Linguistics 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .