Journal profile
Semiotika Vilniaus universitetas
ISSN 1392-0219 · eISSN 2424-547X · Vilnius University Press · Lithuania
Semiotika Vilniaus universitetas: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 85% (journal website); 11 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Semiotika Vilniaus universitetas is published by Vilnius University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Semiotics and Representation Studies, Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics and Linguistic research and analysis, together about 53.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Semiotika publishes original papers, not been submitted or published earlier in any journal and not being considered for publication elsewhere, review articles and book reviews, translations of semiotic primary sources to Lithuanian, academic discussions, conference reports.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Irina MelnikovaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Semiotics and Representation StudiesArts and Humanities30.7%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities13.8%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities9.1%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities5.3%
- Umberto Eco and SemioticsArts and Humanities5%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities3.8%
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities3.1%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, Dimensions, Scilit, Sherpa RomeoPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 145 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 6 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 85%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 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 | — | |
| 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- academic discussionsSemiotika publishes original papers, not been submitted or published earlier in any journal and not being considered for publication elsewhere, review articles …Length not stated
- book reviews) or 8000 words. Recommended length of book reviews is 16,000 characters (or 2500 words) and more. Manuscripts are reviewed by two external reviewemain text ≤ 2,500 words
- book reviewsSemiotika publishes original papers, not been submitted or published earlier in any journal and not being considered for publication elsewhere, review articles …Length not stated
- conference reportsSemiotika publishes original papers, not been submitted or published earlier in any journal and not being considered for publication elsewhere, review articles …Length not stated
- original papersSemiotika publishes original papers, not been submitted or published earlier in any journal and not being considered for publication elsewhere, review articles …Length not stated
- review articlesSemiotika publishes original papers, not been submitted or published earlier in any journal and not being considered for publication elsewhere, review articles …Length not stated
- translations of semiotic primary sources to lithuanianSemiotika publishes original papers, not been submitted or published earlier in any journal and not being considered for publication elsewhere, review articles …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Data availability
Privacy statement: names and email addresses used exclusively for stated journal purposes. Model summary
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics statement required for research involving human participants, identifiable human data, or human biological material. Model summary
Research involving human participants, identifiable human data, or human biological material must include an ethics statement describing ethical approval and informed consent, where applicable.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright notice is available in the Journal Policy section. Model summary
Please read the Copyright Notice in Journal Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by two external reviewers. Model summary
Manuscripts are reviewed by two external reviewers throughout the double-blind review process (both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from the reviewers and the authors).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality requirement: manuscript must not be published or under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
The submission implies that the manuscript has not been submitted or published earlier in any journal and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
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
- Vilnius University Press
- Country or region
- Lithuania
- Language
- English, French, Lithuanian
- ISSN
- 1392-0219
- Electronic ISSN
- 2424-547X
- 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 ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Semiotika Vilniaus universitetas
How long does peer review take at Semiotika Vilniaus universitetas?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 85%. 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 Semiotika Vilniaus universitetas?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Harvard. 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.
Which databases index Semiotika Vilniaus universitetas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Semiotika Vilniaus universitetas is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Semiotika Vilniaus universitetas open access, and what is the APC?
Semiotika Vilniaus universitetas 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .