Journal profile
Signo
ISSN 0101-1812 · eISSN 1982-2014 · Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul · Brazil
Signo: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 46 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Signo is published by Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistics and Education Research, Literature, Culture, and Criticism and Literacy and Educational Practices, together about 31.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A revista divulga estudos inéditos, de caráter teórico ou aplicado, na área de Literatura e Linguística e suas interfaces.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Brazil 116, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1, France 1, Italy 1 (127 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistics and Education ResearchArts and Humanities13.4%
- Literature, Culture, and CriticismArts and Humanities10%
- Literacy and Educational PracticesSocial Sciences8.2%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities7.8%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology6.6%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology5.8%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities5.4%
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities5.3%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Diadorim, Crossref, Latindex, ProQuest Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, Google Acadêmico, Sumários.Org, Portal .periodicos. Capes, LivRe, EBSCOPublisher 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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 655 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 46 | 19 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 53 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 79 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 55 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 51 |
| 2021 | 60 | 60 | 102 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 3 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–250 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
No fees for submission, evaluation, or publication; supports open access policies. Model summary
A Signo não cobra dos autores taxas para submissão, avaliação e publicação dos artigos, apoiando políticas de acesso livre.
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
- Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0101-1812
- Electronic ISSN
- 1982-2014
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Signo
How long does peer review take at Signo?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Signo?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–250 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Signo based?
Of the 127 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (116), Mainland China (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Signo?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Signo is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Signo open access, and what is the APC?
Signo 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: .