Journal profile · LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Linha d Agua
ISSN 0103-3638 · eISSN 2236-4242 · Universidade de São Paulo · Brazil
Linha d Agua: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 69 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Linha d Agua is published by Universidade de São Paulo 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 and Education Research, Linguistics and Language Studies and Education and Digital Technologies, together about 48.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Please select your preferred language on the right side vertical menu in order to view the Journal’s content in that language. Aim & Scope_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Linha D’Água is an academic journal in the fields of Linguistics and Literature, published since 1980 by the Graduate Program in Philology and Portuguese Language (FLP) at the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil. The journal follows the Diamond Open Access model. The journal is certified by the “Agência de Bibliotecas e Coleções Digitais” (ABCD-USP) (Agency of Libraries and Digital Collections of the University of São Paulo). The aim of the journal is to address the following areas: Portuguese language; native language teaching; oral, written and digital modalities; literature; discursive processes and Portuguese as a second language. Our focus is to provide the readers with an up-to-date overview of the most relevant issues in their field of research in Brazil and overseas. It publishes articles, reviews, translations and interviews in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish on special issues quarterly. All submissions must follow Linha D’água’s policies concerning publication. For further information: Click Here. Frequency_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Quarterly (April, August and December) Open Access Policy_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Linha D’Água provides open access to its content, adhering to the principle that the public dissemination of scientific knowledge promotes greater global equality of knowledge. No Article Processing Charges Policy_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Linha D'Água does not use article processing charges (APCs). The journal does not impose any submission or processing fees for articles. Articles published in this journal incur no cost to the author. Copyright_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Linha D’Água follows the Diamond Open Access model, which means: a) Authors retain copyright and grant Linha D’Água the right of first publication of approved manuscripts. These are published under th
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Editor-in-chief Vanessa Fonseca BarbosaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 85, Portugal 20, France 5, United States 2, Germany 2 (118 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistics and Education ResearchArts and Humanities28.6%
- Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities10.6%
- Education and Digital TechnologiesSocial Sciences9.1%
- Cultural, Media, and Literary StudiesArts and Humanities8.3%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities7.5%
- Literature, Culture, and CriticismArts and Humanities6.8%
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities3.5%
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Latindex
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 (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 891 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 69 | 69 | 4 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 20 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 21 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 26 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 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 12 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 | |
| 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- reviewDIX, without indentation and numbering. Reviews It is suggested that reviews have a minimum length of 2,000 and a maximum of 4,000 words (references are not cou…main text ≤ 4,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Linha D’Água follows the Diamond Open Access model, which means: a) Authors retain copyright and grant Linha D’Água the right of first publication of approved manuscripts. These are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0), which allows for the sharing of the work with proper attribution to the authors and acknowledgment of its initial publica…
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
- Universidade de São Paulo
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- French, Portuguese, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0103-3638
- Electronic ISSN
- 2236-4242
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Linha d Agua
What CAS zone is Linha d Agua in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Linha d Agua 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.
What is the impact factor of Linha d Agua?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 10.
How long does peer review take at Linha d Agua?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Linha d Agua?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Linha d Agua based?
Of the 118 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (85), Portugal (20) and France (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Linha d Agua?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Linha d Agua is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Linha d Agua open access, and what is the APC?
Linha d Agua 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .