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International Journal for the Semiotics of Law

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands

ISSN0952-8059eISSN1572-8722

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

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

0.326

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.102

Total Works

1,851

Total Citations

7,099

2yr Mean Citedness

0.93

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Aims & Scope

The International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique is an interdisciplinary journal linking law and semiotics. - It is the only journal globally focusing on the discipline of legal semiotics. - The journal intersects language and law, embodying jurilinguistics. - It bridges legal philosophy and philosophy of language. - Welcomes submissions in both English and French languages.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 147 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,851

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0952-8059 / 1572-8722

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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

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.

LawQ2

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

LawLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Law in Society and CultureComparative and International Law StudiesLegal Language and InterpretationJudicial and Constitutional StudiesTranslation Studies and Practices