Journal of Latin Linguistics

Journal of Latin Linguistics 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, Historical Linguistics and Language Studies and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation, together about 48% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

About this journal ObjectiveLatin is a corpus language with an impressively rich textual and intellectual tradition. The language was passed down through manuscripts and inscriptions and was the lingua franca in international communication and scientific writing, scholarship and science until well into the 18th century. The greatest corpus of fundamental works as Newton’s Principia Mathematica has been written in Latin. All Romance languages have their origin in dialects of Latin, and the influence of Latin is also conspicuous in languages like English and German. As a result of this long tradition and of the influence on the languages spoken today, the study of Latin is of high relevance for modern linguistic research. The Journal of Latin Linguistics (formerly known as Papers on Grammar) is the only journal devoted entirely to Latin in both synchronic and diachronic perspective. All linguistic phases of Latin - Archaic, Classical, Vulgar, Medieval, Renaissance, Modern - are treated. The Journal of Latin Linguistics fills a conspicuous gap in the scientific literature and is arguably the most important journal for Latin linguistics. The editors and members of the advisory board are renowned scholars in the field. Rigid peer-reviewing is applied. Topics Syntax Diachrony Grammaticalization Topicalization Historical linguistics Semantics Sociolinguistics Rhetoric Article formatsResearch articles, Book reviews Your Benefits Your benefits: The most important journal for Latin linguistics filling the gap in the scientific literature The only journal devoted entirely to Latin in both synchronic and diachronic perspective Internationally renowned editors and members of the advisory board Rigorous peer-review Complete Archive AccessAs of 2026, all De Gruyter journal subscriptions include access to every issue, from Volume 1, Issue 1 through to today, meaning subscribers can access even more research at no additional cost.

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Impact

Impact factor (publisher)

0.1Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher)

0.3Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

0.8LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

0.8Publisher website · 2026-09-29

SJR 2026-06

0.12LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.93LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

17OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

24OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.07OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

28%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

9LetPub · 2026-09-13

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Publisher

Walter de Gruyter

ISSN

2194-8739

Electronic ISSN

2194-8747

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