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International Journal of American Linguistics

University of Chicago Press · United States · Est. 1917

ISSN0020-7071eISSN1545-7001
SJR Q2WOS SSCIWOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.219
H-Indexi
87
Total Worksi
4,458
Total Citationsi
41,332
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.08
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Dedicated to the documentation and analysis of the indigenous languages of the Americas. Publishes research on the languages of North and South America, focusing on aspects of language analyzed within subdisciplines of linguistics such as phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, or semantics. Encourages submissions in sociolinguistics, anthropological linguistics, historical linguistics, areal and typological studies. Articles may be written from any theoretical perspective, as long as the author offers an original, well-argued, and clearly-presented analysis, and the paper incorporates substantial empirical data that will be of value for the documentary record of the language. Papers may be submitted in either English or Spanish.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1917
Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications4,458
Publisher OrgUniversity of Chicago Press
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Chicago Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0020-7071 / 1545-7001
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
49
294
2019
34
154
2020
38
147
2021
58
125
2022
28
27
2023
35
7
2024
35
2
2025
18
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Linguistic Variation and MorphologyHistorical Linguistics and Language StudiesSpanish Linguistics and Language StudiesSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationMultilingual Education and Policy

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of American Linguistics

Is International Journal of American Linguistics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of American Linguistics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of American Linguistics?

International Journal of American Linguistics is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.08.

Is International Journal of American Linguistics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of American Linguistics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of American Linguistics?

Dedicated to the documentation and analysis of the indigenous languages of the Americas. Publishes research on the languages of North and South America, focusing on aspects of language analyzed within subdisciplines of linguistics such as phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, or semantics. Encourages submissions in sociolinguistics, anthropological linguistics, historical linguistics, areal and typological studies. Articles may be written from any theoretical perspective, as long as the author offers an original, well-argued, and clearly-presented analysis, and the paper incorporates subst

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref