Journal profile
Revista de Lenguas Modernas
ISSN 1659-1933 · eISSN 2215-5643 · Universidad de Costa Rica · Costa Rica
Revista de Lenguas Modernas: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Lenguas Modernas is published by Universidad de Costa Rica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Latin American Literature Analysis and Second Language Learning and Teaching, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Como revista científica, su objetivo es publicar artículos académicos, inéditos y originales en el área de las lenguas extranjeras. Por lo tanto, invita a investigadores(as) nacionales y extranjeros(as) a enviar sus manuscritos en los siguientes idiomas: español, inglés, francés, italiano, portugués y alemán, y a las siguientes secciones: Estudios sobre lingüística. Esta sección recibe estudios científicos sobre el origen, la evolución y la estructura de las lenguas extranjeras. Asimismo, admite estudios de lingüística comparada entre una lengua extranjera y el español. Se recomienda seguir el formato IMRD (introducción, metodología, resultados y discusión) para los envíos a esta sección. Estudios sobre literatura. Esta sección recibe investigaciones sobre literaturas extranjeras modernas y admite, además, el estudio comparado entre literaturas extranjeras y costarricense. Estudios sobre didáctica de lenguas extranjeras. Esta sección recibe propuestas centradas en el estudio de la enseñanza de las lenguas extranjeras. Se recomienda seguir el formato IMRD (introducción, metodología, resultados y desarrollo) para los envíos a esta sección. Estudios culturales. Esta sección recibe manuscritos sobre temáticas culturales y artísticas cuyo enfoque abarque el estudio de la lengua desde un aspecto cultural-social, por ejemplo pero no exclusivamente, la sociolingüística, el uso de la lengua en migrantes, la lengua como elemento de poder, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief M.L. Verónica Murillo ChinchillaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 1, Austria 1, Argentina 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities18.4%
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities10.2%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities6.4%
- English Language Learning and TeachingComputer Science6.4%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities6.1%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology5.9%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities5%
- Short Stories in Global LiteratureArts and Humanities3.8%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 227 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 46 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 43 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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 Costa Rica
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1659-1933
- Electronic ISSN
- 2215-5643
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista de Lenguas Modernas
How long does peer review take at Revista de Lenguas Modernas?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista de Lenguas Modernas based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (1), Austria (1) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista de Lenguas Modernas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Lenguas Modernas is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista de Lenguas Modernas open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Lenguas Modernas 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: .