Journal profile · Multiple
Sintagma
ISSN 0214-9141 · eISSN 2013-6455 · Universitat de LLeida · Spain
Sintagma: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.26; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sintagma is published by Universitat de LLeida and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies, Cultural and political discourse analysis and Literacy and Educational Practices, together about 42% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sintagma is a yearly publication founded in 1989, and each volume includes 6-8 articles. It is aimed at a wide range of professionals who, from different disciplines, have an interest or develop their professional, research and/or teaching activity in the field of Linguistics or Applied Linguistics, as well as to undergraduate and graduate students of these disciplines. The contents of Sintagma are multidisciplinary. This publication is a journal of linguistics that aims at promoting the exchange of knowledge in this area, regardless of any theoretical framework. Studies in both theoretical and applied linguistics are welcome, as well as works on any language or language variety, and contrastive linguistics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities26%
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences8.7%
- Literacy and Educational PracticesSocial Sciences7.3%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities5.3%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities5.3%
- linguistics and terminology studiesArts and Humanities5.3%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities4%
- Gender Studies in LanguageSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.26LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 91 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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
- Universitat de LLeida
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, French, Catalan, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0214-9141
- Electronic ISSN
- 2013-6455
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sintagma
What CAS zone is Sintagma in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sintagma is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Sintagma?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.26; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 6.
How long does peer review take at Sintagma?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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 Sintagma?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sintagma is indexed in SSCI, AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Sintagma open access, and what is the APC?
Sintagma 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: .