Journal profile
Journal of African Languages and Literatures
ISSN 2723-9764 · UniorPress · Italy
Journal of African Languages and Literatures: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of African Languages and Literatures is published by UniorPress. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation, Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies and Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis, together about 33% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of African Languages and Literatures (JALaLit) is an electronic, international, peer-reviewed academic journal created with the aim to build a scientific space to address and discuss the current research trends in African linguistics and in modern and contemporary African literatures. JALaLit publishes one issue a year and is entirely open access.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Gian Claudio BaticPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities15%
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities9%
- Language, Linguistics, Cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities9%
- North African History and LiteratureArts and Humanities7%
- Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities7%
- Categorization, perception, and languagePsychology5%
- Linguistic and Sociocultural StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences4%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google ScholarPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 39 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
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 | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–250 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted8
- book reviewsbook reviewsLength not stated
- discussionsdiscussionsLength not stated
- fieldwork reportsfieldwork reportsLength not stated
- notesnotesLength not stated
- notes and discussionsNotes and discussionsLength not stated
- research articlesJALaLit publishes the following article types: research articlesLength not stated
- review articlesreview articlesLength not stated
- reviewsReviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright notice
Copyright: authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication. Model summary
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication. Submission guidelines, PDF file
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Publishes one issue a year, entirely open access Model summary
JALaLit publishes one issue a year and is entirely open access.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Recognised by ANVUR as A-class scientific journal for Area 10 Model summary
JALaLit is recognised by ANVUR (Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes) as a A-class scientific journal for Area 10 (Sciences of antiquity, philological-literary, historical and artistic sciences)
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
- UniorPress
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2723-9764
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of African Languages and Literatures
How long does peer review take at Journal of African Languages and Literatures?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of African Languages and Literatures?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Reference style: Author–date. 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 Journal of African Languages and Literatures?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of African Languages and Literatures is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of African Languages and Literatures open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of African Languages and Literatures 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: .