Journal profile · LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta-Seriya 2-Yazykoznanie
ISSN 1998-9911 · eISSN 2409-1979 · Volgograd State University · Russian Federation
Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta-Seriya 2-Yazykoznanie: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 65 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: No. 2. Word in language and text: on the 100th anniversary of Professor S.P. Lopushanskaya (issue is closed to new submissions) Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta-Seriya 2-Yazykoznanie is published by Volgograd State University 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 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies and Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies, together about 60% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal aims to promote the development of linguistics by providing a platform for scientific communication between Russian linguists and the international scholarly community. The journal gives open access to the achievements of national schools of linguistics to a broad readership. Objectives:– comprehensive presentation of the achievements of modern linguistics througha) publishing the results of original research in language theory, applied and comparative linguistics, history, and the current state of languages of different groups and families;b) bringing together in a single issue articles on similar research topics conducted by authors belonging to different schools of thought, publishing manuscripts using traditional and contemporary trends in linguistics, and applying new methods, research designs, and concepts to investigate linguistic phenomena and functions of languages in different discourse domains (including Internet communication) in synchronic and diachronic perspectives;– supporting interdisciplinary research in the fields of computational linguistics, legal linguistics, sociolinguistics, gender linguistics, translation studies, theolinguistics, etc.;– expanding the journal's international readership by publishing high-quality manuscripts by foreign authors and reviews of current theoretical and experimental research carried out by Russian and foreign scientists in Russian and English;– enhancing interest in Russian studies on behalf of foreign professional linguists by translating into English Russian-language articles on the issues of Slavic languages, in particular Russian, and intercultural communication;– supporting international research projects dedicated to the comparative study of languages within the framework of specific topics. The editorial policy of the Journal is aimed at achieving the objectives set. The criteria for selecting the articles to be published are the following: the authors' appeal to new linguistic phenomena and new sources, the authors' familiarity with latest publications on the research topic carried out by domestic and foreign scholars and application of their results, scientific objectivity and thorough analysis of facts using the methods of scientific research that correspond to the current level of methodology development, and actual discussion potential. The Editorial Board promotes the development of scientific cooperation and welcomes the articles written in co-authorship by Russian and foreign r
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Editor-in-chief SHEPTUKHINA Elena MikhaylovnaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Russia 20, Poland 2, Serbia 2, Mainland China 1, Germany 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Discourse Analysis and Cultural CommunicationSocial Sciences28.9%
- Language, Communication, and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences22.2%
- Cultural, Linguistic, Economic StudiesSocial Sciences8.9%
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaSocial Sciences4.3%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities3.8%
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities3%
- linguistics and terminology studiesArts and Humanities2.9%
- Psycholinguistics and Behavioral StudiesSocial Sciences2.8%
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
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,364Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,101 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 54 | 1 |
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | 56 |
| 2024 | 106 | 106 | 108 |
| 2023 | 75 | 75 | 146 |
| 2022 | 104 | 104 | 131 |
| 2021 | 107 | 107 | 186 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Submissions must be original and not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
The submitted article must not have been previously published or sent to other journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Published materials are distributed under the CC-BY license. Model summary
Authors should agree with the policy of the journal concerning the copyright and distribution of materials that are being published under the license CC-BY
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Published articles and metadata available in open access on the journal website, eLIBRARY.RU, Cyberleninka, and other archives. Model summary
Full-text versions of published articles and their metadata (abstracts, keywords, information about author(s) in Russian and English are available in open access on journal’s official website, in Scientific Electronic Library eLIBRARY.RU (Russia), Cyberleninka (Russia) and in other archives.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review; reviewer identities and author identities are mutually concealed. Model summary
There is a “double blind” review system for the manuscript. The submitted article is assigned to the reviewers without identifying the author’s names and information about him/her, reviewers’ names and their institutional affiliations are not provided to the author.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality threshold of at least 70% per the Antiplagiat system, allowing correct self-borrowings, source references, and standard terminology. Model summary
The originality of the article according to the "Antiplagiat" system should be at least 70%, taking into account the correct borrowings from the author's own works, references to published sources, as well as the coincidence of terms and stable phrases adopted in this field of science.
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
- Volgograd State University
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English, Russian
- ISSN
- 1998-9911
- Electronic ISSN
- 2409-1979
- 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 Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta-Seriya 2-Yazykoznanie
What CAS zone is Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta-Seriya 2-Yazykoznanie in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta-Seriya 2-Yazykoznanie 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 Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta-Seriya 2-Yazykoznanie?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta-Seriya 2-Yazykoznanie?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 5; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta-Seriya 2-Yazykoznanie based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (20), Poland (2) and Serbia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta-Seriya 2-Yazykoznanie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta-Seriya 2-Yazykoznanie is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta-Seriya 2-Yazykoznanie open access, and what is the APC?
Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta-Seriya 2-Yazykoznanie 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: .