Journal profile · Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language
Sustainable Multilingualism
ISSN 2335-2019 · eISSN 2335-2027 · Sciendo · Poland
Sustainable Multilingualism: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 39 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sustainable Multilingualism is published by Sciendo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Multilingual Education and Policy, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies, together about 44.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Linguistics and Language and Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sustainable Multilingualism (SM) is a scholarly peer-reviewed open-access official publication of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU).The manuscripts are accepted in various official EU languages, presenting comprehensive abstracts in Lithuanian and English. Abstracts in the author(s)’ home language(s) are preferable (if possible) if they are not in the main language of the article.The journal publishes original research in applied linguistics, sociolinguistics and education sciences, exploring multilingualism at the intersection of macro-level language policies, maintenance of linguistic rights, language ecology, preservation of minority and less widely taught languages, with the micro-level practices in plurilingual didactics, linguistically sensitive teaching and mediation as well as the acquisition and development of plurilingual competence. Particular attention is given to contemporary developments in multilingualism research, including language practices and repertoires across diverse social, educational, and institutional contexts, questions of inclusion and linguistic equity, and the dynamic relationship between language policies, linguistic diversity, and everyday communicative practices. The journal welcomes methodological plurality and an interdisciplinary approach across qualitative, quantitative, ethnographic, corpus-based, and participatory research design.Publication FrequencyArticles in this journal are published twice a year: June and December issues. The journal editors often group articles according to themes.Since 2019, the journal has been published only electronically.All issues are available at: https://ejournals.vdu.lt/index.php/SM/issue/archive https://www.vdu.lt/cris/entities/journal/68398a1d-1683-4cb3-8f5e-ff8a6e9e034a
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language
Editor-in-chief Nemira MačianskienėPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 4, Canada 3, Poland 2, United States 1, United Kingdom 1 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences18.8%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities14.2%
- Linguistic and Sociocultural StudiesSocial Sciences11.9%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities11.1%
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences6.1%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities5.2%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology4.5%
- Linguistic Education and PedagogyArts and Humanities4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 | Q2 | 295/1137 | 74th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q2 | 352/1221 | 71st |
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.98OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 322 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 117 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 180 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 145 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 129 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 76 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 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 39 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 39 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-NC | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- Spanish, English, French, German, Lithuanian
- ISSN
- 2335-2019
- Electronic ISSN
- 2335-2027
- Society / sponsor
- Vytautas Magnus University
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sustainable Multilingualism
How long does peer review take at Sustainable Multilingualism?
Authors report an average review time of about 39 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Sustainable Multilingualism based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (4), Canada (3) and Poland (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sustainable Multilingualism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sustainable Multilingualism is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Sustainable Multilingualism open access, and what is the APC?
Sustainable Multilingualism 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .