Journal profile
Phonica
ISSN 1699-8774 · Universitat de Barcelona · Spain
Phonica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 9 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Phonica is published by Universitat de Barcelona. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Phonetics and Phonology Research, Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies and Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition, together about 56.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
PHONICA encoratja els autors i investigadors en SO, VEU i PARLA a trametre els seus originals a la revista. S’hi admeten articles científics que segueixin els requisits d'una publicació científica i que presentin els resultats d'una investigació, una experiència d'innovació didàctica, tècnica o clínica o una proposta teòrica fonamentada, entre d’altres.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology28.2%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities14.7%
- Linguistic Studies and Language AcquisitionComputer Science13.9%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities11.5%
- Voice and Speech DisordersMedicine4%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities3.4%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities3.4%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 190 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 22 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 19 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 20 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
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 12 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 | |
| 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
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
- Universitat de Barcelona
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, Galician, Italian, English, French, Catalan, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1699-8774
- 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 Phonica
How long does peer review take at Phonica?
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 Phonica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 3–5; 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.
Which databases index Phonica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Phonica is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Phonica open access, and what is the APC?
Phonica 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .