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Lingua
ISSN 0024-3841 · eISSN 1872-6135 · Universitas Negeri Semarang · Indonesia
Lingua: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.57; fully open access; APC about USD 2,640; review about 152 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 106 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Lingua is published by Universitas Negeri Semarang and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation, Linguistic Variation and Morphology and Phonetics and Phonology Research, together about 36.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Lingua, provides a forum for the full range of scholarly study of the language and literature. Embracing the field of language and literature broadly defined, the editors warmly welcome articles and research reports addressing linguistics and literature, including: Critical Discourse AnalysisPragmaticsApplied LinguisticsAnthropological LinguisticsEducational LinguisticsLiterary TheoryLiterary HistoryLiterary Criticism
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities17.8%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences10.2%
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology8.9%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science6.5%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities6.1%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology4.5%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities4.4%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| 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 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
- 1.57LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 186OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,349OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 88LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,031 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100 | 34 | 5 |
| 2025 | 106 | 40 | 121 |
| 2024 | 99 | 44 | 295 |
| 2023 | 92 | 29 | 404 |
| 2022 | 95 | 27 | 536 |
| 2021 | 121 | 34 | 1,066 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
152 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 24 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 48 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 152 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,640 / EUR 2,470 / GBP 2,110 / JPY 327,440 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,840 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability
Privacy statement: names and email addresses entered in the journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party. Model summary
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into separate, additio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access: authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
LiNGUA operates a peer review process and promotes blind reviewing. LiNGUA receives many more submissions than can be published. It will be reviewed by some expert of language and literature from several universities in different countries. To be published in this journal, a paper should meet general criterias: provides strong evidence for its conclusionsshould be a research result or literature s…
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
- Universitas Negeri Semarang
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 0024-3841
- Electronic ISSN
- 1872-6135
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Lingua
What CAS zone is Lingua in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Lingua is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Lingua?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.57; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 186.
How long does peer review take at Lingua?
The publisher reports about 152 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Lingua?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Lingua?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Lingua is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Lingua open access, and what is the APC?
Lingua is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,640.
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: .