Journal profile · LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
Word and Text-A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics
ISSN 2069-9271 · eISSN 2247-9163 · Editura Universitatii Petrol-Gaze din Ploiesti · Romania
Word and Text-A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 44 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 30% (journal website); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Word and Text-A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics is published by Editura Universitatii Petrol-Gaze din Ploiesti and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration, Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism and Geographies of human-animal interactions, together about 34.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Word and Text - A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics (ISSN 2069-9271; ISSN-L electronic 2247-9163; DOI: 10.51865/JLSL) is an annual peer-reviewed international journal which ranges across critical theory, literary studies and criticism, cultural studies as well as linguistics. The journal is owned and sponsored by Universitatea Petrol-Gaze din Ploiești. It publishes thematic issues containing articles, review articles and reviews in English, both by established scholars and young researchers, which explore a broad range of current issues in theory, criticism and linguistics in relation to literature, culture and language.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology13.7%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities12%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences8.6%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities6.8%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities6%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology4.3%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities4.3%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 2 |
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
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: CEEOL, EBSCO (Academic Search Complete), SCIMAGO, Sherpa Romeo
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 66.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 79 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 4 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 2 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 60 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 9 |
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 44 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 44 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 | — | — |
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 accepted3
- articlesIt publishes thematic issues containing articles, review articles and reviews in EnglishLength not stated
- review articlesIt publishes thematic issues containing articles, review articles and reviews in EnglishLength not stated
- reviewsIt publishes thematic issues containing articles, review articles and reviews in EnglishLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary
Word and Text - A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
Open Access Model summary
Word and Text - A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics is committed to making academic research and scholarship widely available. Word and Text - A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Licensing The journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions and to retain publishing rights without…
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
- Editura Universitatii Petrol-Gaze din Ploiesti
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2069-9271
- Electronic ISSN
- 2247-9163
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Word and Text-A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics
What CAS zone is Word and Text-A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Word and Text-A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Literary Theory & Criticism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Word and Text-A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics?
Authors report an average review time of about 44 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30%. 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 Word and Text-A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Word and Text-A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Word and Text-A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics open access, and what is the APC?
Word and Text-A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .