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Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft
ISSN 0721-9067 · eISSN 1613-3706 · De Gruyter · Germany
Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 20 weeks (community reports); indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft is published by De Gruyter and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistic research and analysis, Linguistic Education and Pedagogy and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation, together about 44.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal Notice: De Gruyter Brill has ceased publishing Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft. This journal will be transferred to the diamond open access publisher "publikon" (https://ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/zs/). Objective The aim of the journal is to promote linguistic research by publishing high-quality contributions and thematic special issues from all fields and trends of modern linguistics. In addition to articles and reviews, the journal also features contributions to discussions on current controversies in the field as well as overview articles outlining the state-of-the art of relevant research paradigms. Topics General Linguistics Language Typology Language acquisition, language change and synchronic variation Empirical linguistics: experimental and corpus-based research Contributions to theory-building Article formats Research articles, reviews, forum articles Your Benefits Your benefits (Gold) Open access journal published by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft (DGfS) Freely available articles disseminating the latest research in Linguistics Comprehensive overview of all areas and emerging fields within Linguistics Double-blind peer review Timely online publication History „Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft" was founded 1981 by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft (German Linguistic Society) and has been published by De Gruyter Mouton since 2004. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft With more than 1000 members, the DGfS is one of the largest associations of linguists in the world. Other publications in the field Linguistics VanguardLinguisticsFolia LinguisticaGlottotheoryHandbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft / Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science (HSK)Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]The World of Linguistics
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities23.5%
- Linguistic Education and PedagogyArts and Humanities11.8%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities9.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science4.9%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences4.8%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.6%
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOAJPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLC
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 150OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 796 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 266 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 140 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 52 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- De Gruyter
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 0721-9067
- Electronic ISSN
- 1613-3706
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft
What CAS zone is Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.3; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Sprachwissenschaft?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft open access, and what is the APC?
Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft is a fully open-access journal. 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .