Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Revista Brasileira de Linguistica Aplicada
ISSN 1676-0786 · eISSN 1984-6398 · Universidade de Minas Gerais · Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Linguistica Aplicada: fully open access; no APC; review about 21 weeks (community reports); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Brasileira de Linguistica Aplicada is published by Universidade de Minas Gerais. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistics and Education Research, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies, together about 43.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
RBLA focuses on promoting research in the field of Applied Linguistics through the publication of original articles that address the phenomena related to real-life language use. Its work ranges from reflections on language teaching and learning to contemporary social issues where language occupies a central role. We emphasize that articles that understand Applied Linguistics as mere application of linguistic theories are not accepted by the journal, nor are those that restrict their discussion to the field of education without considering aspects inherent to the field of language. Interviews are accepted, provided they contain bibliographic references and a document authorizing the disclosure of the piece by the interviewee.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Editor-in-chief Junot de Oliveira MaiaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistics and Education ResearchArts and Humanities20.6%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities15.8%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities6.8%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities6%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences5.2%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities4.7%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology4.6%
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences3.9%
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 | Q2 | 539/1137 | 52nd |
| Linguistics and Language | Q3 | 647/1221 | 47th |
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
EBSCO, OCLC, Latindex, CAPES, OCLC / WorldCat, Redalyc, SISPublisher 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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 134OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 891 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 226 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 405 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 481 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 518 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 506 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 461 |
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 21 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)
Article types accepted1
- editorialPreprints The Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada accepts submissions of preprints from the following servers: SciELO Preprints, arXiv, bioRxiv, and medR…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence resources
RBLA does not recognize the authorship of texts generated through artificial intelligence tools and may use resources such as ZeroGPT to try to identify such occurrences. AI tools may, however, be used ethically, as support for improving writing; as a resource for copyediting or standardization; as an aid in the creation of illustrations, graphs, tables, and charts, among other similar uses. RBLA …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Policy
RBLA follows the guidelines of the “Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest”, by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), regarding conflicts of interest. Conflicts of interest can be of a personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial nature. They can occur when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statement
Authors must disclose the availability of the data used and generated in the research through the completion of the Open Science Compliance Form, which must be attached to the submission. Authors are encouraged to make all content (data, program codes, and other materials) underlying the manuscript available before or at the time of publication. Exceptions are allowed in cases involving legal and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct Policy, Erratum, and Retraction
At the time of submission to RBLA, authors must declare that the contribution is original and has not been published, fully or partially, in any other medium, whether print or electronic, even in another language; nor has it been submitted to another journal simultaneously for review. The authors also commit to informing the journal when they detect any error or inaccuracy in their paper, at any s…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors of articles published by RBLA retain the copyright to their work licensed under the Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restrictions, on the condition that the original work is properly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
RBLA follows the Open Access model, allowing virtual access without restrictions (including financial) to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open Access is the condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), allowing immediate free access to the work and authorizing any user …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review is adopted for all contributions, including preprints. Model summary
The submitted work is first evaluated by the team of editorial assistants, composed of doctoral students in the field affiliated with different Applied Linguistics graduate programs in Brazil and abroad. In this initial stage, the assessment focuses on determining whether the article should proceed to peer review, considering its adherence to the journal’s guidelines, as well as to its focus and s…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada accepts submissions of preprints from the following servers: SciELO Preprints, arXiv, bioRxiv, and medRxiv. The acceptance of preprints from other servers will be reviewed by the journal’s editors. A preprint is defined as a manuscript ready to be submitted to a journal, which is deposited in trusted preprint servers before or in parallel with submiss…
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
- Universidade de Minas Gerais
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1676-0786
- Electronic ISSN
- 1984-6398
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Brasileira de Linguistica Aplicada
How long does peer review take at Revista Brasileira de Linguistica Aplicada?
Authors report an average review time of about 21 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 Revista Brasileira de Linguistica Aplicada?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Brasileira de Linguistica Aplicada is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Brasileira de Linguistica Aplicada open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Brasileira de Linguistica Aplicada is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .