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Indogermanische Forschungen
ISSN 0019-7262 · eISSN 1613-0405 · Walter de Gruyter
Indogermanische Forschungen: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.42; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indogermanische Forschungen is published by Walter de Gruyter and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistics and language evolution, Linguistic research and analysis and Linguistics and Cultural Studies, together about 45.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal Indogermanische Forschungen publishes contributions mainly in the areas of historical-comparative linguistics, historical linguistics, typology and characteristics of the languages of the Indogermanic language family. Essays on non-Indogermanic languages are also featured, provided that they coincide with the main focus of the journal with respect to methods and language history.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities27.2%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities10.1%
- Linguistics and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities7.9%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities6.2%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities5.8%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities5.3%
- Ancient Near East HistoryArts and Humanities4.6%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| 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)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLC
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
- 0.42LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 180OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,341 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 15 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 19 | 11 | 37 |
| 2022 | 18 | 7 | 65 |
| 2021 | 19 | 8 | 9 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 0019-7262
- Electronic ISSN
- 1613-0405
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indogermanische Forschungen
What CAS zone is Indogermanische Forschungen in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indogermanische Forschungen is in Zone 3 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.
What is the impact factor of Indogermanische Forschungen?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.42; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 43.
Which databases index Indogermanische Forschungen?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indogermanische Forschungen is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Indogermanische Forschungen open access, and what is the APC?
Indogermanische Forschungen is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,712.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .