Journal profile · Multiple
Translator
ISSN 1355-6509 · eISSN 1757-0409 · Taylor & Francis
Translator: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.15; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 212 days to acceptance (32 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 13% (journal website); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Translator is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Translation Studies and Practices, Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare and linguistics and terminology studies, together about 59.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Translator is a peer-reviewed international journal that publishes original and innovative research on a variety of issues related to translation and interpreting as acts of intercultural communication. By welcoming work based on a range of disciplinary perspectives and methodologies, The Translator supports both researchers and practitioners, providing a meeting point for existing as well as developing approaches. It aims to stimulate interaction between various groups who share a common interest in translation as a profession and translation studies as a discipline. Contributions cover a broad range of practices, written or oral, including interpreting in all its modes, literary translation and adaptation, commercial and technical translation, translation for the stage and in digital media, and multimodal forms such as dubbing and subtitling. The journal invites submissions of research articles, interviews, scholarly contributions based on reflexive practice, review essays, and book reviews. Manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is by email to the editors. Extended special issues guest-edited by leading scholars are published regularly and proposals are welcome. The Translator is listed in the Arts and Humanities Citation Index and the Social Science Citation Index, and it is one of only two journals in the field to be listed in the top category (Int1) of the European Science Foundation’s European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH) under the Linguistics category.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Abdel-Wahab KhalifaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, Hong Kong, China 1, Canada 1, Australia 1, Austria 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities41.2%
- Interpreting and Communication in HealthcareHealth Professions13.8%
- linguistics and terminology studiesArts and Humanities4.4%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology4.2%
- Subtitles and Audiovisual MediaArts and Humanities3.8%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science3.7%
- Philippine History and CultureSocial Sciences3.3%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH), ArticleFirst, Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, International Bibliography of Periodical Literature (IBZ), Index Islamicus Online, Linguistics Abstracts Online, Linguistic Bibliography Online, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts Online, MLA International Bibliography
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
- 1.15LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.63Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.21Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 300OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 143,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 794 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 34 | 13 | 21 |
| 2024 | 28 | 12 | 75 |
| 2023 | 39 | 21 | 166 |
| 2022 | 34 | 15 | 202 |
| 2021 | 38 | 15 | 218 |
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 Crossref · to
212 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 113 days – 326 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (32 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 228 days
- Sample
- 32 articles with submission and acceptance dates (49 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 96 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted10
- book reviewThe journal invites submissions of research articles, interviews, scholarly contributions based on reflexive practice, review essays, and book reviews.Length not stated
- book reviewsThe journal invites submissions of research articles, interviews, scholarly contributions based on reflexive practice, review essays, and book reviews.Length not stated
- interviewThe journal invites submissions of research articles, interviews, scholarly contributions based on reflexive practice, review essays, and book reviews.Length not stated
- interviewsThe journal invites submissions of research articles, interviews, scholarly contributions based on reflexive practice, review essays, and book reviews.Length not stated
- research articleThe journal invites submissions of research articles, interviews, scholarly contributions based on reflexive practice, review essays, and book reviews.Length not stated
- research articlesThe journal invites submissions of research articles, interviews, scholarly contributions based on reflexive practice, review essays, and book reviews.Length not stated
- review essayThe journal invites submissions of research articles, interviews, scholarly contributions based on reflexive practice, review essays, and book reviews.Length not stated
- review essaysThe journal invites submissions of research articles, interviews, scholarly contributions based on reflexive practice, review essays, and book reviews.Length not stated
- scholarly contribution based on reflexive practiceThe journal invites submissions of research articles, interviews, scholarly contributions based on reflexive practice, review essays, and book reviews.Length not stated
- scholarly contributions based on reflexive practiceThe journal invites submissions of research articles, interviews, scholarly contributions based on reflexive practice, review essays, and book reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
The Translator is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readersh…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. Model summary
Manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1355-6509
- Electronic ISSN
- 1757-0409
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Translator
What CAS zone is Translator in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Translator is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Communication / Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Translator?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.15; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at Translator?
Based on the dates recorded on 32 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 212 days (interquartile range 113–326 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13%. 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 JCR quartile is Translator in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Literature.
Where are the editorial board members of Translator based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), Hong Kong, China (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Translator?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Translator is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Translator open access, and what is the APC?
Translator is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .