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Linguistic Typology
ISSN 1430-0532 · eISSN 1613-415X · Walter de Gruyter
Linguistic Typology: CAS Zone 1 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 0.94; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 70 days (submission to first decision, publisher); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Linguistic Typology is published by Walter de Gruyter 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 Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation, Linguistic Variation and Morphology and Language and cultural evolution, together about 44.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal The current volume of Linguistic Typology is open access via Subscribe to Open (S2O). All accepted articles will be published under a Creative Commons license at no cost to authors. Learn more about De Gruyter Brill’s Subscribe to Open program.ObjectiveLinguistic Typology provides a forum for all work of relevance to the study of language typology and cross-linguistic variation. It welcomes work taking a typological perspective on all domains of the structure of spoken and signed languages, including historical change, languagep rocessing, and sociolinguistics. Diver s e des criptive and theoretical frameworks are welcomed so long as they have a clear bearing on the study of cross-linguistic variation. We welcome cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of linguistic diversity, as well as work dealing with just one or a few languages, as long as it is typologically informed and typologically and theoretically relevant, and contains new empirical evidence. Linguistic Typology is published by De Gruyter Mouton for the Association for Linguistic Typology (ALT). For membership and subscription details, contact the Secretary: Dmitry Idiatov Article formatsResearch articlesTarget articles with peer commentary (If you have an idea for one, contact the Editor) For example: Dediu, Dan, Koptjevskaja-Tamm, Maria and Sinnemäki, Kaius. 2025. Replication, robustness and the angst of false positives: a timely target article and its multifaceted comments. Linguistic Typology 29(3). 459-462.Special issues (If you have an idea for a SpecialIssue, contact the Editor) For example: Moran, Steven, Shelece Easterday and Eitan Grossman Special Issue on Phonological Typology. Linguistic Typology 27(2).Debates (contact the Editor)Language profiles, family portraits and areal surveys For example: Epps, Patience. 2008. Hup’s typologica l treasures: Description and explanation in the study of an Amazonian language. Linguistic Typology 12 (2). 1 69–193. Review articles (reviewing two or moreb ooks, or a whole subject area) For example: Haspelmath, Martin. 2018. The last word on polysynthesis: A review article. Linguistic Typology 22(2). 307-326.Book reviews (all book reviews are commissioned by Review Editors) For example: Wier, Thomas R. 2024. Review of: Polinsky, Maria (ed.). 2021. Oxford handbook of the languages of the Caucasus. Linguistic Typology 28(3). 567-579.Methodological contributions (e.g., reports on and revi ews of toolkits, databases, software, colle
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Maria Koptjevskaja-Tamm FoundedPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities19.7%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences17.5%
- Language and cultural evolutionSocial Sciences7.6%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities6.7%
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology6.3%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science5%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology4.4%
- Categorization, perception, and languagePsychology4.1%
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 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 | Linguistics | Zone 1 |
| 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 | Language & Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLC, Baidu Scholar, BLL Bibliographie Linguistischer Literatur, Cabells Journalytics, CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), CNPIEC - cnpLINKer, Dimensions, EBSCO (relevant databases), EBSCO Discovery Service, Genamics JournalSeek, Google Scholar, Ingenta Connect, J-Gate, Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition, JournalGuide, Linguistic Bibliography, Linguistics Abstracts Online, MLA International Bibliography, Naver Academic, Naviga (Softweco), OLC Linguistik, Primo Central (ExLibris), ProQuest (relevant databases), Publons, QOAM (Quality Open Access Market), ReadCube, Scilit, SCImago (SJR), Semantic Scholar
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
- Impact factor
- 0.94LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.95Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.73LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 1.14Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 268OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 84.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 772 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 28 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 39 |
| 2023 | 23 | 16 | 115 |
| 2022 | 19 | 13 | 113 |
| 2021 | 30 | 22 | 379 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision
- 70 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 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 | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 0 | — | — |
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
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 15,000 words
Article types accepted6
- book reviewsBook reviews (all book reviews are commissioned by Review Editors)Length not stated
- debatesDebates (contact the Editor)Length not stated
- language profiles, family portraits and areal surveysLanguage profiles, family portraits and areal surveysLength not stated
- research articlesArticle formats Research articlesLength not stated
- special issuesSpecial issues (If you have an idea for a SpecialIssue, contact the Editor)Length not stated
- target articles with peer commentaryTarget articles with peer commentary (If you have an idea for one, contact the Editor)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability
- Data availability
Data Sharing Policy Tier 2 Model summary
Linguistic Typology follows Tier 2 of our Data Sharing Policy.
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 1430-0532
- Electronic ISSN
- 1613-415X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Linguistic Typology
What CAS zone is Linguistic Typology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Linguistic Typology is in Zone 1 of Literature, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / 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 Linguistic Typology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.94; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 77.
How long does peer review take at Linguistic Typology?
The publisher reports about 70 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections. 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 Linguistic Typology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Linguistic Typology is indexed in SSCI, AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Linguistic Typology open access, and what is the APC?
Linguistic Typology 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .