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Journal of Semantics

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0167-5133eISSN1477-4593

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.986

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.643

Total Works

724

Total Citations

35,487

2yr Mean Citedness

0.91

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Semantics publishes research on the formal semantics of natural language. Articles investigate the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences, including topics such as quantifiers, pronouns, disjunction, negation, and presupposition. The journal also explores the interface between semantics and pragmatics, including scalar implicatures and relevance.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications724

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0167-5133 / 1477-4593

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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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?

N/A

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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

2018

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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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Artificial IntelligenceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Artificial IntelligenceLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationNatural Language Processing TechniquesLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionLogic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeLinguistics and Discourse Analysis