Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Psychology of Language and Communication
ISSN 1234-2238 · eISSN 2083-8506 · University of Warsaw · Poland
Psychology of Language and Communication: fully open access; no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychology of Language and Communication is published by University of Warsaw. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Language Development and Disorders, Child and Animal Learning Development and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies, together about 34.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology and Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
We publish articles on various aspects of psychological studies on language and communication processes in both children and adults. This includes language production and comprehension, the brain's cognitive and social bases of speech, the nature and strategies of various types of discourse, language development, disorders of linguistic and communicative competences, corpus studies, social media communication, psychological text analysis, social perception of spoken and written language, and human-AI communication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Editor-in-chief Karolina HansenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology16.8%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology10.2%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities7.2%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience7.2%
- Categorization, perception, and languagePsychology7.1%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities5.6%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities5.3%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology4.2%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and Linguistics | Q1 | 197/1137 | — |
| Linguistics and Language | Q1 | 231/1221 | — |
| Communication | Q2 | 199/541 | — |
| Developmental and Educational Psychology | Q3 | 217/380 | — |
| Experimental and Cognitive Psychology | Q3 | 108/169 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.87OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,026Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 309 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 197 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 310 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 234 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 277 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 210 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 205 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
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
- University of Warsaw
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1234-2238
- Electronic ISSN
- 2083-8506
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychology of Language and Communication
How long does peer review take at Psychology of Language and Communication?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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.
Which databases index Psychology of Language and Communication?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychology of Language and Communication is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Psychology of Language and Communication open access, and what is the APC?
Psychology of Language and Communication is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .