Journal profile · LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Linguistica Pragensia
ISSN 0862-8432 · eISSN 1805-9635 · Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta · Czechia
Linguistica Pragensia: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Linguistica Pragensia is published by Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity, Lexicography and Language Studies and Linguistic research and analysis, together about 27.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Linguistica Pragensia, ISSN 0862-8432 (print), 1805-9635 (online), is a peer-reviewed international journal of language and linguistics that builds upon the tradition of the functional structuralism. It is published biannually by the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague (Department of English Language and ELT Methodology, Institut für germanische Studien, Institut des Études Romanes / Instituto de Estudios Románicos). The journal’s outlook is both synchronic and diachronic. Its interests are empirical as well as theoretical. Established in 1991 as successor to Philologica Pragensia (1958–1990), the journal welcomes submissions that further the understanding of language in the areas of phonology, morphology, syntax and word-formation, of sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics, of formal, computational, cognitive, contrastive and historical linguistics, with a focus on principal European languages, in particular Romance and Germanic. Since 2015 Linguistica Pragensia is also available on Open Access website. Linguistica Pragensia is cited in the European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH), MLA International Bibliography, Bibliographie Linguistique / Linguistic Bibliography, The Year’s Work of Modern Language Studies, Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Bibliografia Językoznawstwa Slawistycznego (Slavic Linguistics Bibliography), Bibliografie české lingvistiky (Czech Linguistics Bibliography) and ulrichsweb. Since 2016, it has also been indexed and abstracted in Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics). Since 2015, Linguistica Pragensia has been an Open Access journal with online content freely available to the readers under the Creative Commons license. Full articles are available on the internet to all readers immediately upon publication. Their subsequent non-commercial use and distribution in any medium is permitted, provided the author and the journal are properly credited. No fee is charged for manuscript submission, processing, and publication. ISSN 0862-8432 (Print) ISSN 1805-9635 (Online)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Editor-in-chief Pavel ŠtichauerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities12.6%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities7.4%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities7.4%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities7.1%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities6.5%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology5.2%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities5.2%
- linguistics and terminology studiesArts and Humanities5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 159 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 38 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≥ 100 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- reviewill be considered (contact the editor). Reviews: up to 2,500 words. Formatting: Please ensure that no pre-set or personal stylmain text ≤ 2,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright, license under Creative Commons Attribution License Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymous review by at least two reviewers Model summary
All contributions submitted to Linguistica Pragensia will be considered and reviewed anonymously by at least two reviewers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original, unpublished, not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
All contributions must be original and previously unpublished articles, not currently submitted for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint sharing permitted and encouraged Model summary
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, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
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
- Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, Portuguese, German
- ISSN
- 0862-8432
- Electronic ISSN
- 1805-9635
- 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 Linguistica Pragensia
What CAS zone is Linguistica Pragensia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Linguistica Pragensia is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Language & Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Linguistica Pragensia?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Linguistica Pragensia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≥ 100 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 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 Linguistica Pragensia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Linguistica Pragensia is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Linguistica Pragensia open access, and what is the APC?
Linguistica Pragensia 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: .