Journal profile · LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Written Language and Literacy
ISSN 1387-6732 · eISSN 1570-6001 · John Benjamins Publishing Company
Written Language and Literacy: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Written Language and Literacy is published by John Benjamins Publishing Company 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 Reading and Literacy Development, Multilingual Education and Policy and Writing and Handwriting Education, together about 29.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Written Language and Literacy will be concerned with linguistic, psycholinguistic, educational and sociolinguistic accounts of the structure and functions of written language, the processes and acquisition of reading and writing, and the use and development of literacy in different social and cultural settings. The journal focuses on scientific reports in areas such as theoretical linguistics and cognitive models of written language processes, reading and writing in educational contexts and in literacy campaigns, literacy and technology, and literacy as a marker relating to gender, ethnicity, and class.Written Language and Literacy publishes its articles Online First.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology15.7%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences6.9%
- Writing and Handwriting EducationSocial Sciences6.6%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science6.5%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology4.7%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities4.6%
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology4.6%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences4%
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 | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Dimensions, CNKI
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)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.18Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.64Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.56%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 499 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | 22 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1 | 27 |
| 2021 | 15 | 3 | 51 |
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.
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 | EUR 1,800 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
We offer a Read & Publish deal for libraries who are interested in combining subscriptions with Open Access for their authors.
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
- John Benjamins Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 1387-6732
- Electronic ISSN
- 1570-6001
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Written Language and Literacy
What CAS zone is Written Language and Literacy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Written Language and Literacy is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Language & Linguistics. 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.
What is the impact factor of Written Language and Literacy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 41.
Which databases index Written Language and Literacy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Written Language and Literacy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Written Language and Literacy open access, and what is the APC?
Written Language and Literacy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .