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John Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands

ISSN0172-8865eISSN1569-9730

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

0.593

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.811

Total Works

1,225

Total Citations

17,599

2yr Mean Citedness

0.90

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the dialectology and sociolinguistics of English varieties worldwide, including studies on phonological variation, grammatical structures, and language attitudes in diverse speech communities. Articles examine factors influencing language use, such as social correlates, register, and contact-induced change, and explore the development and characteristics of both established and emerging Englishes.

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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 / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 17 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,225

Publisher OrgJohn Benjamins Publishing Company

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Benjamins Publishing Company

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0172-8865 / 1569-9730

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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 LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Linguistic Variation and MorphologyMultilingual Education and PolicyLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesLexicography and Language Studies