Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Russian Journal of Linguistics
ISSN 2687-0088 · eISSN 2686-8024 · RUDN University · Russian Federation
Russian Journal of Linguistics: CAS Zone 1 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Russian Journal of Linguistics is published by RUDN University and is in Zone 1 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 40.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Russian Journal of Linguistics is a peer-reviewed international academic journal publishing research in Linguistics and related fields. It is international with regard to its editorial board, contributing authors and thematic foci of publications. The aims of the journal: to promote scholarly exchange and cooperation among Russian and international linguists and specialists in all subfield of linguistics;to disseminate theoretically grounded research and advance knowledge pertaining to the field of linguistics developed both in Russia and abroad;to publish results of original research on a broad range of interdisciplinary issues relating to language, culture, cognition and communication;to promote the development and understanding of language use in different sociocultural contexts. The journal covers functional and socio-cognitive aspects of different languages and publishes a wide range of interdisciplinary studies that focus on the effect of sociocultural contexts on language development and use. This special approach allows the editors to publish research from a broad range of different linguistics subfields such as language and culture, comparative linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, cognitive linguistics, pragmatics, discourse analysis, intercultural communication, theory and practice of translation. A distinctive feature of the journal is regular thematic issues devoted to the most significant linguistic problems. Invited co-editors of such issues can be both Russian and international scholars. A diverse and deep study of the ambiguous problems of linguistics by scholars from different countries and various linguistic schools contributes to the clarification of positions on contentious issues and the development of optimal research principles. In addition to research articles, the journal welcomes book reviews, literature overviews, conference reports and research project announcements.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Editor-in-chief Tat'yana V. LarinaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Russia 15, United States 3, United Kingdom 3, Spain 3, Germany 2 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences13.5%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences13.3%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering13.3%
- Discourse Analysis and Cultural CommunicationSocial Sciences9.5%
- Language, Communication, and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences7.9%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology5.2%
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities4.2%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEPublisher website
Other: White List RCSI, RSCI, Russian Index of Science Citation, ANVUR, Google Scholar, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, ERICH Plus, Dimensions
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
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 109OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,108 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 6 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 69 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 158 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | 229 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 247 |
| 2021 | 64 | 64 | 645 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- book reviewsIn addition to research articles, the journal welcomes book reviews, literature overviews, conference reports and research project announcements.Length not stated
- conference reportsIn addition to research articles, the journal welcomes book reviews, literature overviews, conference reports and research project announcements.Length not stated
- letters to the editorceed 7000-9000 words. Short reports and letters to the editor should not exceed 1500 words. Please consult the MS Word built-in statistics service primain text ≤ 1,500 words
- literature overviewsIn addition to research articles, the journal welcomes book reviews, literature overviews, conference reports and research project announcements.Length not stated
- literature reviewript from an original study, lecture or literature review (including tables and list of references) should not exceed 7000-9000 words. Short reports and letters…main text ≤ 9,000 words
- research articlesIn addition to research articles, the journal welcomes book reviews, literature overviews, conference reports and research project announcements.Length not stated
- research project announcementsIn addition to research articles, the journal welcomes book reviews, literature overviews, conference reports and research project announcements.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- AI use AI Usage Policy
The contributors are supposed to provide: 1) a clear statement on the use of AI tools (including which tools were used and for what purpose), 2) reproducible materials (corpus inventory, link to the used materials, codebook, intermediate tables, and figure-generation files) to ensure research integrity.These materials can be provided as Appendices.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose (declare in the corresponding section of the manuscript) any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to affect the results or the conclusions of their manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Access and Retention
Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain authorship; publisher receives non-exclusive license to use and distribute article including Open Access; authors remain full rightsholders. Model summary
The right of authorship belongs to the authors of articles. The authors transfer the rights to use the article (including the use and distribution of an article in the Open Access) to the publisher of the journal on a non-exclusive license (Publishing Agreement (Public Offer)). At the same time, authors remain full rightsholders. Publishing Agreement (Public Offer) to Publish an Article in an Acad…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal is an open access journal. All articles are made freely available to readers immediately upon publication. Our open access policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition - it means that articles have free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
A double-blind peer review method is mandatory for processing of all scientific manuscripts submitted to the editorial stuff of the journal. This implies that neither the reviewer is aware of the authorship of the manuscript, nor the author maintains any contact with the reviewer. Members of the editorial board and leading global experts in corresponding areas of sciences, invited as independent r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and Plagiarism
Plagiarism takes many forms, from passing off another paper as the author(s) own paper to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another(s) paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author Self-Archiving
This journal follows the Open Access principles and permits and encourages authors to post items submitted to the journal on personal websites or institutional repositories both prior to and after publication, while providing bibliographic details that credit, if applicable, its publication in this journal.
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
- RUDN University
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English, Russian
- ISSN
- 2687-0088
- Electronic ISSN
- 2686-8024
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 2 (2026)
- 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 Russian Journal of Linguistics
What CAS zone is Russian Journal of Linguistics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Russian Journal of Linguistics is in Zone 1 of Literature, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Language & Linguistics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Russian Journal of Linguistics?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Russian Journal of Linguistics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: Author–date. 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 Russian Journal of Linguistics based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (15), United States (3) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Russian Journal of Linguistics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Russian Journal of Linguistics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Russian Journal of Linguistics open access, and what is the APC?
Russian Journal of Linguistics 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: .