Journal profile · LINGUISTICS
RAEL-Revista Electronica de Linguistica Aplicada
ISSN 1885-9089 · Asociación Española de Lingüística Aplicada · Spain
RAEL-Revista Electronica de Linguistica Aplicada: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
RAEL-Revista Electronica de Linguistica Aplicada is published by Asociación Española de Lingüística Aplicada 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 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies and Second Language Learning and Teaching, together about 32.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
RÆL-REVISTæLECTRÓNICA DE LINGÜÍSTICA APLICADA es una revista científica de carácter anual perteneciente a la Asociación Española de Lingüística Aplicada (AESLA). Los trabajos científicos deberán inscribirse en una de las siguientes áreas para su consideración: Adquisición de Lenguas, Enseñanza de Lenguas, Lengua para Fines Académicos y Profesionales, Psicolingüística, Neurolingüística y Lingüística Clínica, Sociolingüística, Pragmática y Análisis del Discurso, Lingüística Computacional, de Corpus y Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural, Lexicología y Lexicografía y Traducción e Interpretación. La publicación definitiva de los trabajos con evaluación favorable requerirá la inclusión de las eventuales correcciones o modificaciones propuestas por el Consejo Científico, así como la adopción de las Normas de publicación de RÆL-REVISTæLECTRÓNICA DE LINGÜÍSTICA APLICADA.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LINGUISTICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 2, Denmark 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities11.8%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities11.8%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities9.4%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science8.2%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities5.9%
- linguistics and terminology studiesArts and Humanities5.9%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities3.5%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology3.5%
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 | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
JCR, Academic Search Premier, Fuente Academica Plus, Communication & Mass Media Index, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, DIALNET, CIRC. Clasificación integrada de revistas científicas., LATINDEX (Catálogo V.2), Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, MIARPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.97%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 53 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 8 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- artículosArtículosLength not stated
- reseñaReseñaLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship
Los autores retienen todos sus derechos de publicación y copyright sin restricciones. Model summary
Los autores retienen todos sus derechos de publicación y copyright sin restricciones.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Declaración COPE
La revista RAEL y su equipo editorial suscribe y se acoge al "CÓDIGO DE CONDUCTA Y MEJORES PRÁCTICAS. DIRECTRICES PARA EDITORES DE REVISTAS" (Publicationethics.org) aprobado el 7 de marzo de 2011 y publicado en marzo 2011 (COPE Committee on Publication Ethics). Cualquiera sea la casuística específica que no venga directa y feacientemente regulada por las normas de esta revista se arbitará siguiend…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC) Model summary
Los artículos y reseñas publicados en esta revista están bajo una licencia internacional Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial 4.0. Reconocimiento – No comercial (CC BY-NC).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No APC Model summary
Esta revista no aplica cargo alguno a los autores por la presentación de artículos, ni tampoco por el procesamiento que requieren para el control de la calidad científica (APC).
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
- Asociación Española de Lingüística Aplicada
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1885-9089
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 RAEL-Revista Electronica de Linguistica Aplicada
What CAS zone is RAEL-Revista Electronica de Linguistica Aplicada in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, RAEL-Revista Electronica de Linguistica Aplicada is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at RAEL-Revista Electronica de Linguistica Aplicada?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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.
Where are the editorial board members of RAEL-Revista Electronica de Linguistica Aplicada based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (2) and Denmark (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index RAEL-Revista Electronica de Linguistica Aplicada?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RAEL-Revista Electronica de Linguistica Aplicada is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is RAEL-Revista Electronica de Linguistica Aplicada open access, and what is the APC?
RAEL-Revista Electronica de Linguistica Aplicada 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .