Journal profile · LITERATURE, GERMAN, DUTCH, SCANDINAVIAN
Revista de Filologia Alemana
ISSN 1133-0406 · eISSN 1988-2823 · Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Revista de Filologia Alemana: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Filologia Alemana is published by Universidad Complutense de Madrid 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 German Literature and Culture Studies, Linguistic research and analysis and German History and Society, together about 33.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Revista de Filología Alemana (ISSN 1133-0406, ISSN-e 1988-2823) is an annual journal that took its current name in 1993 when it broke away from the former Revista de Filología Moderna, published by the four Modern Languages departments at the Complutense University of Madrid. It compiles research work on literary theory, linguistics, literature and culture in German-speaking countries and how they relate to other languages and literatures. The journal is structured into: Linguistic studies, literary studies, Cultural studies and Reviews.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE, GERMAN, DUTCH, SCANDINAVIAN
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 3, Argentina 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities16.3%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities9%
- German History and SocietyArts and Humanities8.3%
- Literature and Cultural MemoryArts and Humanities7.6%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities6.3%
- Linguistic Education and PedagogyArts and Humanities6.3%
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities4.9%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.8%
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 | Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian | 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
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 65.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 459 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 2 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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 |
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
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted1
- review1. Reviews must not exceed three pages and should provide a critical assessment of books related to the topics addressed in RdFA: Linguistics, Literature oder C…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Revista de Filología Alemana is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof in full or in part must cite the sourc…
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
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- ISSN
- 1133-0406
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-2823
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33 (2025)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista de Filologia Alemana
What CAS zone is Revista de Filologia Alemana in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista de Filologia Alemana is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista de Filologia Alemana?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: APA. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista de Filologia Alemana based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (3) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista de Filologia Alemana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Filologia Alemana is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista de Filologia Alemana open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Filologia Alemana 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .