Journal profile · LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Texto Livre-Linguagem e Tecnologia
ISSN 1983-3652 · Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · Brazil
Texto Livre-Linguagem e Tecnologia: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 62 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Texto Livre-Linguagem e Tecnologia is published by Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education and Digital Technologies, Linguistics and Education Research and Educational Innovations and Technology, together about 44.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Políticas Editoriais Foco e Escopo Texto Livre é um periódico de publicação contínua, de acesso aberto online, mantido pela Faculdade de Letras da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brasil) desde 2008. Ele publica artigos científicos, relatos de experiência, ensaios, resenhas críticas, entrevistas e dossiês, com avaliação por pares, que abordem a multi/pluri/inter/transdisciplinaridade nas linhas de linguística, semiótica, educação, comunicação, tecnologias da informação e computação, tradução, robótica e cultura livre relacionadas às tecnologias. Tem como missão fomentar a produção científica nessas linhas, permitindo a pesquisadores do Brasil e do exterior divulgarem suas pesquisas e contribuírem para o debate e o progresso científico na área. São temas correlatos de interesse desse periódico: ensino de línguas mediado por tecnologias, comunicação nas mídias, uso de tecnologias no ensino-aprendizagem, recursos educacionais abertos, cultura livre, inclusão digital, letramento digital, impacto das tecnologias na tradução, divulgação em software livre e outros temas que trazem relação com as tecnologias. A revista aceita textos em português, espanhol, inglês e francês. A Texto Livre destina-se aos pesquisadores e a uma audiência não acadêmica interessada nos temas da revista. Texto Livre is a open access online journal that uses the continuous publication nature. It is sponsored by the School of Letters of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil) since 2008. Texto Livre welcomes submissions of articles, experience reports, essays, article translations, critical reviews, interviews and dossiers, by peer-reviewed author, that address the multi/pluri/inter/transdisciplinarity in the lines of linguistics, semiotics, education, communication, information and computing technologies, translation, robotics and free software related to technologies. Its mission is to promote scientific production along these lines, allowing researchers from Brazil and abroad to disseminate their research and contribute to the debate and scientific progress in the area. Related topics of interest to this periodical are: technology-mediated language teaching, communication in the media, use of technologies in teaching-learning, open educational resources, free culture, digital inclusion, digital literacy, impact of technologies on translation, dissemination in free software and other themes related to technologies. The journal accepts manuscripts in Portuguese, Spanish, Engl
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Editor-in-chief Daniervelin RenataPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 8, Argentina 2, Malaysia 1, Russia 1, Ukraine 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education and Digital TechnologiesSocial Sciences23.2%
- Linguistics and Education ResearchArts and Humanities13.9%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science7%
- Cultural, Media, and Literary StudiesArts and Humanities5.4%
- Digital literacy in educationComputer Science4.8%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science4.7%
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences3.4%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & 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 | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2022
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 61.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 65.66%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 62LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 722 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 60 | 4 |
| 2025 | 62 | 62 | 75 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 127 |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | 222 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 263 |
| 2021 | 63 | 63 | 419 |
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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- artigosaceita submissões de textos inéditos (artigos, relatos de experiência, resenhas críticas e ensaios)Length not stated
- ensaiosaceita submissões de textos inéditos (artigos, relatos de experiência, resenhas críticas e ensaios)Length not stated
- relatos de experiênciaaceita submissões de textos inéditos (artigos, relatos de experiência, resenhas críticas e ensaios)Length not stated
- resenhas críticasaceita submissões de textos inéditos (artigos, relatos de experiência, resenhas críticas e ensaios)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Publication ethics, Open access, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use
AI-generated content must be disclosed in abstract and methods section Model summary
Todo e qualquer uso ou conteúdo gerado por uma aplicação de IA deve ser informado no resumo e na seção métodos ou equivalente.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
ORCID registration required Model summary
Os autores devem ter registro no ORCID (https://orcid.org/) e disponibilizar link de acesso no seu perfil.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Entrevistas e conversas com Bill Cope, Mary Kalantzis e Vânia Castro
Follows COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practices guidelines Model summary
Mary Kalantzis, Bill Cope, Vania Carvalho de Castro, Záira Bomfante dos Santos , Francis Arthuso Paiva, Fei Victor Lim, Camila Cárdenas Neira e65345 pdf (Inglês) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-3652.2026.65345
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Science compliance form required Model summary
os autores devem anexar no sistema (ii) carta de apresentação e (iii) Formulário sobre conformidade com a Ciência Aberta.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Anti-plagiarism software used by editor to verify originality Model summary
Um programa anti-plágio será utilizado pelo editor para verificação da originalidade do texto.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint repository publications allowed with identifier disclosure Model summary
Caso ele esteja publicado em repositório preprint, informar o identificador de acesso.
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 Federal de Minas Gerais
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French
- ISSN
- 1983-3652
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Texto Livre-Linguagem e Tecnologia
What CAS zone is Texto Livre-Linguagem e Tecnologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Texto Livre-Linguagem e Tecnologia is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Language & 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.
How long does peer review take at Texto Livre-Linguagem e Tecnologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 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 Texto Livre-Linguagem e Tecnologia based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (8), Argentina (2) and Malaysia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Texto Livre-Linguagem e Tecnologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Texto Livre-Linguagem e Tecnologia is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Texto Livre-Linguagem e Tecnologia open access, and what is the APC?
Texto Livre-Linguagem e Tecnologia 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .