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Language and Communication

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0271-5309eISSN1873-3395

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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

0.664

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.396

Total Works

1,711

Total Citations

46,334

2yr Mean Citedness

1.54

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the sociolinguistic and discursive aspects of language, including the analysis of nonstandardized communication, the theoretical underpinnings of new sociolinguistics, family language policies in refugee contexts, linguistic landscapes in urban environments, and the evolution of political discourse.

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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—

Annual Volume~ 63 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,711

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0271-5309 / 1873-3395

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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

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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.

CommunicationQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ2

Social PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

CommunicationLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySocial PsychologyLinguistics and LanguageCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesMultilingual Education and PolicyLinguistic Variation and MorphologyLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionDiscourse Analysis in Language Studies