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Onomastica

Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Polish Language · Poland

ISSN0078-4648
SJR Q2Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 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
0.211
H-Indexi
7
SNIPi
1.08
Total Worksi
330
Total Citationsi
341
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.10
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Onomastica is a journal dedicated to the study of proper names, covering various aspects of onomastics, including terminology, conceptual characteristics, historical documents, personal identification, nicknames, place names, city names, and the cultural and historical background of their creation. It also features articles on the onymic landscape, linguistic landscape, and the symbolic conception of culture in onomastic research. The journal publishes research on onomastic topics in Poland and worldwide, including reviews, discussions, polemics, chronicles of scientific life, and materials and announcements related to onomastics.

General Information

Country / RegionPoland
Primary LanguageCroatian, English, German, Polish, Ukrainian
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications330
Publisher OrgInstitute of the Polish Language
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Polish Language
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0078-4648
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
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)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Croatian, English, German, Polish, Ukrainian

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
17
21
2018
27
26
2019
28
43
2020
46
68
2021
29
23
2022
26
8
2023
27
5
2024
25
0
2025

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

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language and CultureCentral European Literary StudiesPolish-Jewish Holocaust Memory StudiesPolish Historical and Cultural StudiesLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity

Frequently asked questions about Onomastica

Is Onomastica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Onomastica: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Onomastica?

Onomastica is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.211.

Is Onomastica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Onomastica is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Onomastica?

Onomastica is a journal dedicated to the study of proper names, covering various aspects of onomastics, including terminology, conceptual characteristics, historical documents, personal identification, nicknames, place names, city names, and the cultural and historical background of their creation. It also features articles on the onymic landscape, linguistic landscape, and the symbolic conception of culture in onomastic research. The journal publishes research on onomastic topics in Poland and worldwide, including reviews, discussions, polemics, chronicles of scientific life, and materials an

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