Languages

Languages is an international, multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal on interdisciplinary studies of languages published monthly online by MDPI. The European Society for Transcultural and Interdisciplinary Dialogue (ESTIDIA) is affiliated with Languages and its members receive discounts on the article processing charges.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, ESCI (Web of Science)ERIH Plus, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Linguistics) / CiteScore - Q1 (Language and Linguistics)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 56.6 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 10.7 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 1.2 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 1.2 (2024)
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Special Issue in Languages
From Migrant to Heritage Languages: Transgenerational Language Change in Diasporic Communities Guest Editors: Vladislava Warditz, Bernd Heine, Paul Widmer
Deadline: 15 July 2025
Special Issue in Languages
Determining the Scope, Nature and Causes of Attrition in Adult L1 Grammars Guest Editors: Lewis Baker, Laura Domínguez, Glyn Hicks
Deadline: 1 August 2025
Special Issue in Languages
The Development of Dynamic Syntax Guest Editors: Christine Howes, Stergios Chatzikyriakidis
Deadline: 20 August 2025
Special Issue in Languages
East Asian Perspectives on the Acquisition of Argument Structure Guest Editors: Jidong Chen, Yasuhiro Shirai
Deadline: 31 August 2025
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