Journal profile · Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language
Signata
ISSN 2032-9806 · eISSN 2565-7097 · OpenEditions Journals · Belgium
Signata: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Signata is published by OpenEditions Journals. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Semiotics and Representation Studies, Visual Culture and Art Theory and Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics, together about 45.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics and Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Semiotics and Representation StudiesArts and Humanities30%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities8.9%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities7%
- Umberto Eco and SemioticsArts and Humanities7%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities4.4%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.1%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities3.7%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities3.6%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and Linguistics | Q3 | 587/1137 | 48th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q3 | 699/1221 | 42nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.86OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 439 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 90 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 106 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 110 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 122 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 92 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 93 |
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 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 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 |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
- AI use
The site uses Anubis, a tool which filters out harmful bots. Model summary
This site uses Anubis, a tool which filters out harmful bots.
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
- OpenEditions Journals
- Country or region
- Belgium
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2032-9806
- Electronic ISSN
- 2565-7097
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Signata
How long does peer review take at Signata?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 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 Signata?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Signata is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Signata open access, and what is the APC?
Signata 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; 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: .