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Review of Cognitive Linguistics
ISSN 1877-9751 · eISSN 1877-976X · John Benjamins Publishing Company
Review of Cognitive Linguistics: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.54; hybrid open access; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Review of Cognitive Linguistics is published by John Benjamins Publishing Company and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies and linguistics and terminology studies, together about 48.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology31.5%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities8.8%
- linguistics and terminology studiesArts and Humanities8.6%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities8.1%
- Categorization, perception, and languagePsychology7.9%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities3.9%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities3.7%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | 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 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | 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
- 0.54LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 102OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 473 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 5 | 29 |
| 2025 | 33 | 5 | 11 |
| 2024 | 44 | 12 | 51 |
| 2023 | 46 | 4 | 114 |
| 2022 | 28 | 5 | 91 |
| 2021 | 27 | 2 | 80 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- John Benjamins Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 1877-9751
- Electronic ISSN
- 1877-976X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Review of Cognitive Linguistics
What CAS zone is Review of Cognitive Linguistics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Review of Cognitive Linguistics is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / 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.
What is the impact factor of Review of Cognitive Linguistics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.54; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 33.
Which databases index Review of Cognitive Linguistics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Review of Cognitive Linguistics is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Review of Cognitive Linguistics open access, and what is the APC?
Review of Cognitive Linguistics is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .