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Onomastica

Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Polish Language · Poland

ISSN0078-4648

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total33

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.232

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.08

Total Works

330

Total Citations

341

2yr Mean Citedness

0.10

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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the study of proper names, covering various aspects of onomastics, including terminology, conceptual characteristics, historical documents, personal identification, nicknames, place names, city names, and the cultural and historical background of their creation.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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~22 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Polish Language

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0078-4648

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Croatian, English, German, Polish, Ukrainian

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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 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