Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Languages Cultures Mediation
ISSN 2284-1881 · eISSN 2421-0293 · LED Edizioni Universitarie · Italy
Languages Cultures Mediation: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Languages Cultures Mediation is published by LED Edizioni Universitarie. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Discourse Analysis in Language Studies, Linguistics and Discourse Analysis and Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, together about 30.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Lingue Culture Mediazioni / Languages Cultures Mediation, edited by the Department of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Mediations of Università degli Studi di Milano, is a peer-reviewed open-access journal which aims to investigate the linguistic and cultural phenomena characterising the contemporary world, and explore them in the context of the highly intricate web of historical, geographical, social and legal factors in which they are set.The journal presents cutting edge research studies conducted in various disciplinary areas - linguistics, cultural and literary studies, translation and interpreting studies, history, geography, anthropology, sociology, law - which all contribute to shedding new light on the processes of contamination, hybridization and globalization under way in contemporary society, as well as on the dynamics of communication and mediation underlying them.This journal does not charge APCs or submission charges. Lingue Culture Mediazioni / Languages Cultures Mediation, pubblicata a cura del Dipartimento di Lingue, Letterature, Culture e Mediazioni dell’Università degli Studi di Milano, è una rivista open access che si propone di indagare i fenomeni linguistici e culturali propri del mondo contemporaneo nel contesto delle fitte reti di fattori storici, geografici, sociali e giuridici ad essi sottostanti.Le ricerche e gli approfondimenti scientifici condotti nell'ambito delle singole discipline – la linguistica, gli studi culturali e letterari, la traduttologia, l’italianistica, la storia, la geografia, l’antropologia, la sociologia, il diritto – contribuiscono così all’esplorazione dei processi di contaminazione, ibridazione e globalizzazione in atto nelle società e negli spazi contemporanei, allargando l’indagine alle dinamiche e agli strumenti della comunicazione e della mediazione.Questa Rivista non applica costi di submission e di pubblicazione.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Editor-in-chief Paola CatenaccioPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities11.4%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities9.7%
- Discourse Analysis and Cultural CommunicationSocial Sciences9.4%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities8.9%
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences7.2%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities5.3%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities3.6%
- linguistics and terminology studiesArts and Humanities3.6%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | Q3 | 1020/1434 | 28th |
| Language and Linguistics | Q3 | 814/1137 | 28th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q3 | 913/1221 | 25th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1363/1530 | 10th |
| Communication | Q4 | 482/541 | 10th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Portico
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 215 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 22 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 32 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 54 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 47 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 38 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 26 |
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-NC-ND | |
| 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 120–200 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship
Authors retain copyright; no transfer of copyright required. Model summary
The Journal does not require the transfer of copyright, that is authors retain any and all rights on the content of their papers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice
LCM Journal expects all parties involved in the act of publishing commit to these publication ethics. Our Editorial Board will remove any work that does not meet these standards. Our ethic statements are based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. Authors of LCM Journal must undertake the following responsibilities Originality and Plagiarism: The authors should ensure that they h…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Articles published under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Model summary
The files included in LCM Journal are freely available: no registration or subscription required to read, print, download and share the full-text of articles. For Authors: The Journal does not require the transfer of copyright, that is authors retain any and all rights on the content of their papers. The Authors authorize the Publisher to issue their articles under a Creative Commons “Attribution-…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access journal; no registration or subscription required to read, print, download and share full-text of articles. Model summary
The files included in LCM Journal are freely available: no registration or subscription required to read, print, download and share the full-text of articles. The works included in the Journal are licensed under a Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND)” license. The Journal provides immediate open access to its content. Nevertheless you may not us…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Blind review instructions must be followed. Model summary
Lingue Culture Mediazioni / Languages Cultures Mediation (LCM) is a peer-reviewed journal. Invited papers will also be published.All submitted works judged suitable for review undergo anonymous double-blind review process. Papers will be evaluated by at least 2 referees and, following their indications, will be either accepted, or returned to the authors for corrections, or rejected. The final dec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Archiving and Self-archiving
Self-archiving of post-print and final published files allowed in institutional repositories. Model summary
Authors may self-archive the post-print (ie the final draft post-refereeing) and the final published files in their institutional repositories. See Copyright Notice - For Authors. Led on Line works with www.portico.org to ensure secure and permanent preservation of journals.
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
- LED Edizioni Universitarie
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, French, Italian, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2284-1881
- Electronic ISSN
- 2421-0293
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Languages Cultures Mediation
How long does peer review take at Languages Cultures Mediation?
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 Languages Cultures Mediation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Languages Cultures Mediation is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Languages Cultures Mediation open access, and what is the APC?
Languages Cultures Mediation 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: .