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International Journal of American Linguistics

University of Chicago Press · United States · Est. 1917

ISSN0020-7071eISSN1545-7001

SJR Q3✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.141

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

4,458

Total Citations

41,332

2yr Mean Citedness

0.08

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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

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OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Chicago Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0020-7071 / 1545-7001

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Linguistics and LanguageQ3

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