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Journal of Linguistic Anthropology

ISSN 1055-1360 · eISSN 1548-1395 · Wiley-Blackwell

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology: CAS Zone 1 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 1.45; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 139 days to acceptance (69 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.

Impact factor1.45Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 1 · Literature2025 upgraded edition, major category · Top journal · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 1 · Literature

Review time139 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · 69 articles, last 24 months · Crossref

APCUSD 3,400Hybrid journal: charged only for open-access articles

Acceptance20%From the journal's website (2025)

Articles per year472025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 1 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Multilingual Education and Policy, Linguistic Variation and Morphology and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies, together about 56.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology publishes articles exploring the ways in which language shapes, and is shaped by, various aspects of social life.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Multiple

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences24.4%
Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences18.3%
Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities14.2%
Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities5%
Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology4.4%
Gender Studies in LanguageSocial Sciences3.1%
Categorization, perception, and languagePsychology2.4%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 1

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Literature	Zone 1
Minor	Language & Linguistics	Zone 1
Minor	Anthropology	Zone 2
Minor	Linguistics	Zone 2

Top journal: yesReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 1

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Literature	Zone 1
Minor	Anthropology	Zone 2
Minor	Linguistics	Zone 2
Minor	Language & Linguistics	Zone 1

Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 2

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Literature	Zone 2
Minor	Anthropology	Zone 3
Minor	Language & Linguistics	Zone 3
Minor	Linguistics	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub

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

Impact factor: 1.45LetPub · 2026-09-13
Impact factor (publisher) 2025: 1.5Publisher website · 2026-09-29
CiteScore 2026-06: 2.9LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore (publisher) 2025: 2.9Publisher website · 2026-09-29
SJR 2026-06: 0.79LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 1.69LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 97OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 477OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 1.07OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 26.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 50%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 27LetPub · 2026-09-13
Articles per year (publisher) 2025: 40Publisher website · 2026-09-29
Downloads per year (publisher) 2025: 101,709Publisher website · 2026-09-29

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,432 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	44	24	5
2025	47	31	53
2024	37	23	79
2023	29	16	83
2022	40	9	180
2021	63	11	575

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

Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · 2024-10-05 to 2026-10-05

139 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 70 days – 216 days

Acceptance to online: median 35 days (69 articles)
Submission to online: median 196 days
Sample: 69 articles with submission and acceptance dates (92 in the window); the latest was accepted on 2026-09-01

Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".

Other sources

Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025: 20%Publisher website · 2026-09-29
Submission to first decision 2025: 5 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-29
Submission to acceptance 2025: 126 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-29
Acceptance to publication 2025: 35 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-29

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

Hybrid open accessLetPub

A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.

Source	APC	Fee waiver	License	Observed
OpenAlex	USD 3,400 / EUR 2,850 / GBP 2,270	—	—	2026-10-01

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: Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN: 1055-1360
Electronic ISSN: 1548-1395
Official links: Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
Special issues ↗Publisher website

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Linguistic Anthropology

What CAS zone is Journal of Linguistic Anthropology in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Linguistic Anthropology is in Zone 1 of Literature, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Anthropology / Linguistics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Linguistic Anthropology?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.45; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 97.

How long does peer review take at Journal of Linguistic Anthropology?

Based on the dates recorded on 69 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 139 days (interquartile range 70–216 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20% (2025). 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 Journal of Linguistic Anthropology?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Linguistic Anthropology is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.

Is Journal of Linguistic Anthropology open access, and what is the APC?

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: 2026-10-01.