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Language Variation and Change

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0954-3945eISSN1469-8021

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

0.798

H-Index

106

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.744

Total Works

694

Total Citations

36,706

2yr Mean Citedness

1.08

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Aims & Scope

Language Variation and Change is a leading international journal that publishes original research on all aspects of linguistic variation and change. It covers a wide range of topics, including sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, dialectology, language acquisition, and language contact. The journal welcomes submissions that employ a variety of methodologies, including quantitative and qualitative analyses, computational modeling, and experimental approaches.

⚡ 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—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications694

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewDouble-blind 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

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0954-3945 / 1469-8021

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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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

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

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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.

EducationQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Linguistic Variation and MorphologyPhonetics and Phonology ResearchMultilingual Education and PolicySyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies