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Diachronica

John Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands

ISSN0176-4225eISSN1569-9714

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

0.591

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.559

Total Works

1,145

Total Citations

12,694

2yr Mean Citedness

0.70

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on language change across various languages and linguistic subsystems, including phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Articles explore historical linguistic processes, such as the emergence of new grammatical categories, the impact of language contact, the evolution of sound systems, and the modeling of diachronic change. The journal also features studies on specific language families and isolates, as well as the historical development of sign languages.

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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 Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,145

Publisher OrgJohn Benjamins Publishing Company

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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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?

0176-4225 / 1569-9714

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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?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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

PhilosophyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Linguistic Variation and MorphologyLinguistics and language evolutionSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationPhonetics and Phonology ResearchHistorical Linguistics and Language Studies