Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Respectus Philologicus
ISSN 1392-8295 · eISSN 2335-2388 · Vilnius University Press · Lithuania
Respectus Philologicus: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 39% (journal website); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Respectus Philologicus is published by Vilnius University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistic research and analysis, Linguistics and Language Studies and Linguistics and Discourse Analysis, together about 26.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scientific journal Respectus Philologicus publishes only original scientific research of the highest quality, with a section for reviews and overviews on current research and discussion papers on science issues. Respectus Philologicus welcomes submissions focused on research fields of humanities, namely, linguistic, literary narratives and contexts, the efficiency of advertising discourse, and translation studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities12.8%
- Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities7.1%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities6.9%
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences5.9%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities5.1%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology4.6%
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities4.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q1 | 272/1186 | 77th |
| Language and Linguistics | Q3 | 592/1137 | 47th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q3 | 706/1221 | 42nd |
| Communication | Q4 | 436/541 | 19th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, Dimensions, CNKI, Scilit, Sherpa RomeoPublisher 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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 831 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 41 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 71 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 53 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 64 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 47 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 54 |
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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 39%Publisher website ·
- 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 | — | |
| 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Harvard
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- AI use
AI use must be disclosed; AI tools cannot be listed as authors; AI-generated content is considered non-original work. Model summary
Authors are required to disclose any use of AI in the preparation of their manuscripts. Original scholarly sources must be cited in place of AI tools. If AI assistance has been employed in the submission process, the specific model utilised and the purpose for which it was applied must be explicitly documented.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
John Jonsered: conceptualisation, methodology, formal analysis, investigation, writing – original draft, writing – review and editing, visualisation.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Concurrent submissions are not accepted. Model summary
Concurrent submissions are not accepted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics statement required for research involving human participants, identifiable human data, or human biological material. Model summary
Research involving human participants, identifiable human data, or human biological material must include an ethics statement describing ethical approval and informed consent, where applicable.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright notice is in Journal Policy. Model summary
Please read the Copyright Notice in Journal Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by two anonymous reviewers. Model summary
All articles are subject to double-blind peer review and will be read by two anonymous reviewers.
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
- Vilnius University Press
- Country or region
- Lithuania
- Language
- English, Russian, Lithuanian, Polish
- ISSN
- 1392-8295
- Electronic ISSN
- 2335-2388
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Respectus Philologicus
How long does peer review take at Respectus Philologicus?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 39%. 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 Respectus Philologicus?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Harvard. 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 Respectus Philologicus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Respectus Philologicus is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Respectus Philologicus open access, and what is the APC?
Respectus Philologicus 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .