Journal profile
Sabir
ISSN 2695-5695 · Universidad de Almería · Spain
Sabir: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sabir is published by Universidad de Almería. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies and Second Language Learning and Teaching, together about 35.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
SABIR. International Bulletin of Applied Linguistics publica artículos científicos sobre lingüística aplicada, sin restricciones temáticas. Ello quiere decir que incluye, tanto reflexiones teóricas acerca del estatus disciplinar de la lingüística aplicada, como monografías en cualquiera de sus ramas de especialización. Asimismo, incorpora reseñas sobre las principales novedades bibliográficas y entrevistas con figuras relevantes dentro de la lingüística aplicada. En función de ello se articulan las tres secciones con las que cuenta, reservadas para artículos, reseñas y entrevistas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities13.2%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities13.2%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities8.9%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology7.6%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities6.6%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities5.3%
- linguistics and terminology studiesArts and Humanities4.3%
- Linguistic and Sociocultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 132 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 4 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 9 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | |
| 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 Almería
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, English
- ISSN
- 2695-5695
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Sabir
How long does peer review take at Sabir?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Sabir?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sabir is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Sabir open access, and what is the APC?
Sabir 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: .