Journal profile · Multiple
Verbum
ISSN 1585-079X · eISSN 2538-8746 · Vilnius University Press · Lithuania
Verbum: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 50% (journal website); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Verbum is published by Vilnius University Press 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 Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition, Linguistics and Discourse Analysis and Historical Linguistics and Language Studies, together about 25.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Verbum is a scientific publication for research in Germanic, Romance, and Slavic linguistics (04H) and educology (07S). Verbum publishes authentic scholarly articles, reviews and overviews of new books and research, information about scientific conferences, seminars and other scientific events, translations of scientific publications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistic Studies and Language AcquisitionComputer Science10.3%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities8.1%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities7.5%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities6.1%
- Medieval Philosophy and TheologyArts and Humanities6.1%
- Renaissance and Early Modern StudiesArts and Humanities5.1%
- Medieval European Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities5.1%
- French Literature and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities4.3%
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 | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, Romance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, Romance | Zone 3 |
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 | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature, Romance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCILetPub
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 (publisher)
- 18Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 353 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 4 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 2 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 2 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 50%Publisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- Vilnius University Press
- Country or region
- Lithuania
- Language
- English, French, German
- ISSN
- 1585-079X
- Print ISSN
- 2029-6223
- Electronic ISSN
- 2538-8746
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Verbum
What CAS zone is Verbum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Verbum is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History / Language & Linguistics / Literature, Romance. 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 Verbum?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 50%. 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 Verbum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Verbum is indexed in AHCI.
Is Verbum open access, and what is the APC?
Verbum is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .