Linguistics

Linguistics is published by Walter de Gruyter 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 34.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

About this journal The current volume of Linguistics 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.ObjectiveLinguistics publishes articles addressing research questions of current or general relevance that make a significant contribution to our understanding of human language as a system of communication or a cognitive, social and historical phenomenon. This includes aspects of grammatical organization (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax) as well as questions of me aning and use (semantics, pragmatics, discourse). Studies may deal with linguistic systems as instantiated in speaking, signing, writing and other modes of communication, as well as the language users themselves and their communities (e.g. psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics). The focus may be on one or several languages, the perspective may be synchronic or diachronic, the methodology may be qualitative or quantitative, and the approach may be exploratory or confirmatory. Linguistics publishes up to two special issues a year in these areas, for which it welcomes proposals.Article formatsArticles and Replies Your Benefits Your benefits:Comprehensive overview of traditional disciplines of linguistics as well as neighboring disciplines In-depth analysis of language within various subfields of linguistics Ground-breaking interdisciplinary research from the language sciences Rigorous peer-review History Linguistics was launched in 1963 by the Dutch publisher, Mouton (now De Gruyter Mouton) based in the Hague. It was initially called "Linguistics: An International Review". Read more in the 50th jubilee issue hereOther publications in the fieldFolia LinguisticaGlottotheoryHandbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft / Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science (HSK)Linguistics VanguardTheoretical LinguisticsTopics in English Linguistics [TiEL]Tre nds in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]The World of Linguistics

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Research area (LetPub): Multiple

Editor-in-chief Volker GastPublisher website

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Database indexing

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Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLC, Baidu Scholar, BLL Bibliographie Linguistischer Literatur, CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), CNPIEC - cnpLINKer, Dimensions, EBSCO (relevant databases), EBSCO Discovery Service, Genamics JournalSeek, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, Ingenta Connect, J-Gate, Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition, JournalGuide, Linguistic Bibliography, Linguistics Abstracts Online, MLA International Bibliography, Naver Academic, Naviga (Softweco), OLC Germanistik, OLC Linguistik, Primo Central (ExLibris), ProQuest (relevant databases), Publons, QOAM (Quality Open Access Market), ReadCube, Scilit, SCImago (SJR)

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Impact

Impact factor

1.15LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher)

1.3Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher)

1.6Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

2.6LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

2.6Publisher website · 2026-09-29

SJR 2026-06

0.65LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.89LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

138OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1,178OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.47OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

100%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

28LetPub · 2026-09-13

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Average review time (community reports)

about 38 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 38 weeksDOAJ · 2026-10-25

Peer review

Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

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Publisher

Walter de Gruyter

Country or region

Germany

Language

English

ISSN

0024-3949

Electronic ISSN

1613-396X

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