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Journal of Semantics

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0167-5133eISSN1477-4593

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.715

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.643

Total Worksi

724

Total Citationsi

35,487

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Language & Linguistics; Linguistics; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Linguistics and Language; Artificial Intelligence.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications724

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

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

7/11 · 64%

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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?

WoS, 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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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

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

295

2019

198

2020

236

2021

175

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Semantics

Is Journal of Semantics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Semantics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Journal of Semantics?

Journal of Semantics 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 — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — 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 0.91.

Is Journal of Semantics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Semantics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Semantics?