Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Porta Linguarum
ISSN 1697-7467 · Grupo Editorial Universitario · SPAIN
Porta Linguarum: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.07; fully open access; 127 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Porta Linguarum is published by Grupo Editorial Universitario and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Second Language Learning and Teaching, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies, together about 48% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
PORTA LINGUARUM is an international and interuniversity journal that specialises in foreign language didactics. Its aims to publish empirical studies, critical revisions, and theoretical models that relate to the many factors that influence the FL teaching and learning: - The social and school context: the family’s social and cultural influence as well as the student’s mother language and its influence on the L2 learning process, etc. - The students: their personal characteristics (age, gender, personality traits, etc.) as well as their attitudes, motivation, cognitive styles, etc. - The FL teacher: the teacher’s mental representations, attitudes, motivation, individual characteristics, teaching methods, etc. - Learning conditions and the learning process, variables that influence the teaching and learning processes in the classroom: efficiency of teaching strategies, teaching methods and techniques, second language acquisition processes, students and teachers interaction, effect of teaching resources and materials, etc. - Learning outcomes: evaluation of procedures as well as the evaluation of the students’ communicative competence at different academic levels, etc.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities21.8%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities18.1%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities8.1%
- Literacy and Educational PracticesSocial Sciences8.1%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology6.8%
- Educational Technology in LearningComputer Science4.8%
- Immigration and Intercultural EducationSocial Sciences3.6%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.07LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 174OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 112LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 972 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 4 |
| 2025 | 127 | 127 | 165 |
| 2024 | 83 | 83 | 307 |
| 2023 | 112 | 112 | 599 |
| 2022 | 69 | 69 | 291 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 244 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Grupo Editorial Universitario
- Country or region
- SPAIN
- ISSN
- 1697-7467
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Porta Linguarum
What CAS zone is Porta Linguarum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Porta Linguarum is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research / Language & Linguistics / Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Porta Linguarum?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.07; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 34.
Which databases index Porta Linguarum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Porta Linguarum is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Porta Linguarum open access, and what is the APC?
Porta Linguarum is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .