Journal profile · LINGUISTICS
Revista de Investigacion Linguistica
ISSN 1139-1146 · eISSN 1989-4554 · Universidad de Murcia · Spain
Revista de Investigacion Linguistica: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 93 days to acceptance (15 articles, last 24 months); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Investigacion Linguistica is published by Universidad de Murcia 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 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies, linguistics and terminology studies and Historical Linguistics and Language Studies, together about 51.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista de Investigación Lingüística es una publicación periódica científica dedicada al estudio de la lengua española y la lingüística general en todas sus variedades, desde cualquier modelo teórico o planteamiento metodológico oportunos para el enfoque que sugiera el autor. Los trabajos pueden adoptar una perspectiva tanto sincrónica como diacrónica. Además de acoger artículos de corte filológico tradicional, la revista pretende actuar como medio de difusión de los últimos enfoques teóricos y metodológicos desarrollados en los estudios de lengua española y lingüística general. La línea editorial de RIL contempla muy diversos ámbitos de estudio: análisis del discurso, historia de la lengua, historia de la lingüística, lexicografía, lexicología, lingüística general, pragmática, semántica, sintaxis, sociolingüística, terminología, variedades del español. De acuerdo con los informes confidenciales de evaluadores externos, la revista decide sobre la publicación de los artículos recibidos, que deben ser originales inéditos. Desde el año 2004 la Revista de Investigación Lingüística tiene una periodicidad anual. En la actualidad, cada número consta de una sección general, en la que se publican artículos sobre lengua española y lingüística general, y una sección dedicada a la recensión de libros. Además, la revista puede publicar monografías, cuyos artículos abordan un tema específico bajo la coordinación de uno o varios especialistas. La Revista de Investigación Lingüística se publica desde 2020 exclusivamente en edición electrónica mediante el sistema OJS, disponible en la dirección https://revistas.um.es/ril, donde se ofrece el contenido de todos sus números en formato digital.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LINGUISTICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities36.9%
- linguistics and terminology studiesArts and Humanities7.4%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities7.1%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities6.5%
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences6.2%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences3.9%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences2.9%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities2.6%
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 160 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 2 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 2 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 65 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 31 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
93 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 178 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (13 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 121 days
- Sample
- 15 articles with submission and acceptance dates (26 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 44 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-ND | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad de Murcia
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1139-1146
- Electronic ISSN
- 1989-4554
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista de Investigacion Linguistica
What CAS zone is Revista de Investigacion Linguistica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista de Investigacion Linguistica 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 Revista de Investigacion Linguistica?
Based on the dates recorded on 15 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 93 days (interquartile range 83–178 days); authors report an average review time of about 24 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 de Investigacion Linguistica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Investigacion Linguistica is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Revista de Investigacion Linguistica open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Investigacion Linguistica 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: .