Forma y Funcion - Impact Factor, Indexing, Rank, and APC 2025

Aims & Scope

The Journal Forma y FunciÃ³n is attached to the Department of Linguistics of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota.

Its objective is the dissemination of studies on language from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives that correspond to the various fields of linguistics: descriptive, typological, historical and comparative linguistics, dialectology, semiotic, linguistic documentation, semiotics, psycholinguistics, ethnolinguistics, sociolinguistics, text linguistics, philosophy of language, lexicography, translation theory, pragmatics, semantics, ethnography of communication, applied linguistics and philology.

Forma y FunciÃ³n seeks to serve as a vehicle for the expression and dissemination of basic and applied research in a variety of topics, including: the structuring, functioning and change in linguistic and semiotic systems; the relationship between language, society, culture and thought; linguistic variability and diversity, multilingualism and bilingualism; discursive practices and textual constructions; acquisition processes, the learning of languages and of reading-writing; language policies; translator equivalence, the production and reception of the translated text, the relevance of the textual typology for the translation; the fixation of the text in the study of classical philology, the text in its context from the philological perspective, philology and interdisciplinary studies; ethics of human communication and automated information systems; communication from the semiotic contemporary perspective and the problem of the transition of communication mass media to the so-called Â«social networksÂ».

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	28777

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.108

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	3

Impact Factor Trend

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.