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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS

PHILOSOPHY DOCUMENTATION CENTER · US

ISSN0277-7126eISSN2153-2990

✓ WOS A&HCI

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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Aims & Scope

The American Journal of Semiotics publishes scholarly articles in the field of semiotics, the study of signs and symbols and their interpretation. It is the journal of the Semiotic Society of America.

General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 8 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgPhilosophy Documentation Center

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

PHILOSOPHY DOCUMENTATION CENTER

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0277-7126 / 2153-2990

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

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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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal case studies and regulationsHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPragmatism in Philosophy and EducationMedia, Communication, and EducationLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionItalian Literature and CultureSemiotics and Representation StudiesDigital Humanities and ScholarshipNarrative Theory and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS

Is AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS?

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS 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.

Is AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS is indexed in Web of Science.