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Linguistics

De Gruyter Mouton Β· Germany

ISSN0024-3949eISSN1613-396X
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS SSCIβœ“ WOS A&HCIβœ“ Scopus / SJRβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
96
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
βœ“ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total96
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. Β· Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
38
weeks to publish Β· journal-reported
Slow Β· vs ~15 wk median
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI Β· AHCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.647
H-Indexi
135
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
2.258
Total Worksi
4,594
Total Citationsi
84,923
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.41
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Starting with volume 60 (2022),Linguisticsis transformed into a Diamond Open Access journal thanks to our subscribers participating in theSubscribe to Open (S2O) project. All current content will be published under a Creative Commons License (CC-BY 4.0) at no cost to authors and will be freely available to readers.All authors retain copyright, unless – due to their local circumstances – their work is not copyrighted. ObjectiveLinguisticspublishes articles addressing research questions of current or general relevance that make a significant contribution to our understanding of human language as a system of communication or a cognitive, social and historical phenomenon. This includes aspects of grammatical organization (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax) as well as questions of meaning and use (semantics, pragmatics, discourse). Studies may deal with linguistic systems as instantiated in speaking, signing, writing and other modes of communication, as well as the language users themselves and their communities (e.g. psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics). The focus may be on one or several languages, the perspective may be synchronic or diachronic, the methodology may be qualitative or quantitative, and the approach may be exploratory or confirmatory.Linguisticspublishes up to two special issues a year in these areas, for which it welcomes proposals. You can easily submit your manuscript online. Simply go tohttp://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/lingand you will be guided through the whole peer-reviewing and publishing process. Please see theInformation for authorsbefore submitting or the special guidelines forRegistered Reports(Both the Information for Authors file and the Registered Reports file can be found on this website on the 'Overview' tab under the heading 'Supplementary Files'). If you have any more questions, you can [email protected] Proposals for Special Issues can be submitted by e-mail to the Editor-in-Chief ofLinguistics,Volker Gast, atlingui

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Publishedβ€”
FrequencySix No. A Year
StatusActive
Total Publications4,594
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
APC CostπŸ’Ž Diamond OA β€” Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~38 weeks
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 Β· 83%
βœ…
Do you know the journal / publisher?
De Gruyter Mouton
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
βœ…
Is the ISSN verified?
0024-3949 / 1613-396X
βœ…
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
βœ…
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
βœ…
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
βœ…
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
βœ…
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
Citations received
48
522
2019
61
848
2020
61
975
2021
45
395
2022
54
283
2023
66
150
2024
36
28
2025
19
1
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationLinguistic Variation and MorphologyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesNatural Language Processing TechniquesLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies

Frequently asked questions about Linguistics

Is Linguistics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Linguistics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Linguistics?

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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 1.41.

Is Linguistics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Linguistics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Linguistics?

Starting with volume 60 (2022),Linguisticsis transformed into a Diamond Open Access journal thanks to our subscribers participating in theSubscribe to Open (S2O) project. All current content will be published under a Creative Commons License (CC-BY 4.0) at no cost to authors and will be freely available to readers.All authors retain copyright, unless – due to their local circumstances – their work is not copyrighted. ObjectiveLinguisticspublishes articles addressing research questions of current or general relevance that make a significant contribution to our understanding of human language as

How much does it cost to publish in Linguistics?

Linguistics is a Diamond open-access journal β€” there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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