Journal profile
Zeitschrift fur Rezensionen zur Germanistischen Sprachwissenschaft
ISSN 1867-1691 · eISSN 1867-1705 · De Gruyter · Germany
Zeitschrift fur Rezensionen zur Germanistischen Sprachwissenschaft: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 41 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zeitschrift fur Rezensionen zur Germanistischen Sprachwissenschaft is published by De Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistic research and analysis, Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation and Linguistics and Language Studies, together about 41.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal Objective The Zeitschrift für Rezensionen zur germanistischen Sprachwissenschaft (ZRS) [Journal for Reviews in German Linguistic Studies] aims to monitor the ever-growing field of new research studies and make them accessible to its readers. Until now, interested scholars only had recourse to the review sections – usually quite small – of other specialist journals. ZRS focuses primarily on German linguistic studies. In addition, however, it also intends to discuss general linguistic topics to the extent that they have a connection to German Studies and may be of interest for scholars working in German linguistics. ZRS is the first review publication for German linguistic studies, thus filling a much-felt gap. Topics German linguistics Topics in general linguistics History On the initiative of de Gruyter Verlag and Dr Heiko Hartmanns the ZRS was created in the spring of 2007. The publishers were Markus Hundt, Christa Dürscheid, Michael Elmentaler, Alexander Lasch, Horst Simon und Arne Ziegler. Other publications in the field Linguistics Vanguard Linguistics Folia Linguistica Glottotheory Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft / Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science (HSK) Studia Grammatica Theoretical Linguistics Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] The World of Linguistics
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities21.2%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities10.8%
- Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities9.3%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities9%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences7.7%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities5.4%
- Linguistic and Sociocultural StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLC, Baidu Scholar, BLL Bibliographie Linguistischer Literatur, Chronos Hub, CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), CNPIEC - cnpLINKer, Dimensions, EBSCO (relevant databases), EBSCO Discovery Service, Genamics JournalSeek, Google Scholar, Ingenta Connect, J-Gate, Linguistic Bibliography, MLA International Bibliography, Naver Academic, Naviga (Softweco), Primo Central (ExLibris), Publons, QOAM (Quality Open Access Market), ReadCube, Scilit, Semantic Scholar, Sherpa/RoMEO, Summon (ProQuest), TDNet, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory/ulrichsweb, WanFang Data, WorldCat (OCLC), X-MOLPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 713 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 3 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 17 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 13 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 16 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 18 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 142 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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 | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Preprints
- License & copyright
CC BY 4.0 license, authors retain copyright Model summary
Authors retain copyright – articles published under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Portico archiving Model summary
Secure archiving by De Gruyter and the independent archiving service Portico
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
- De Gruyter
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 1867-1691
- Electronic ISSN
- 1867-1705
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zeitschrift fur Rezensionen zur Germanistischen Sprachwissenschaft
How long does peer review take at Zeitschrift fur Rezensionen zur Germanistischen Sprachwissenschaft?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Which databases index Zeitschrift fur Rezensionen zur Germanistischen Sprachwissenschaft?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zeitschrift fur Rezensionen zur Germanistischen Sprachwissenschaft is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Zeitschrift fur Rezensionen zur Germanistischen Sprachwissenschaft open access, and what is the APC?
Zeitschrift fur Rezensionen zur Germanistischen Sprachwissenschaft 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, DOAJ, 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: .