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Cognitive Linguistics

De Gruyter Mouton · Germany · Est. 1990

ISSN0936-5907eISSN1613-3641
SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
96
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total96
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
39
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Slow · vs ~15 wk median
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei
0.819
H-Indexi
113
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
1.65
Total Worksi
1,034
Total Citationsi
48,691
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.89
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Cognitive Linguistics presents a forum for linguistic research of all kinds on the interaction between language and cognition. The journal focuses on language as an instrument for organizing, processing and conveying information. Cognitive Linguistics is a peer-reviewed journal of international scope and seeks to publish only works that represent a significant advancement to the theory or methods of cognitive linguistics, or that present an unknown or understudied phenomenon.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1990
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive
Total Publications1,034
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Mouton
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~39 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 · 92%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
De Gruyter Mouton
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
0936-5907 / 1613-3641
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
✅
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
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
Citations received
44
377
2019
26
436
2020
28
362
2021
25
158
2022
20
92
2023
26
59
2024
23
10
2025
11
2
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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ1
Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language, Metaphor, and CognitionSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesCategorization, perception, and languageNatural Language Processing Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Cognitive Linguistics

Is Cognitive Linguistics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cognitive Linguistics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Cognitive Linguistics?

Cognitive Linguistics 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 0.89.

Is Cognitive Linguistics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cognitive Linguistics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Cognitive Linguistics?

Cognitive Linguistics presents a forum for linguistic research of all kinds on the interaction between language and cognition. The journal focuses on language as an instrument for organizing, processing and conveying information. Cognitive Linguistics is a peer-reviewed journal of international scope and seeks to publish only works that represent a significant advancement to the theory or methods of cognitive linguistics, or that present an unknown or understudied phenomenon.

How much does it cost to publish in Cognitive Linguistics?

Cognitive Linguistics is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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