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SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0963-9470eISSN1461-7293

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

0.275

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.154

Total Works

1,100

Total Citations

15,351

2yr Mean Citedness

0.25

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on literary analysis, focusing on stylistic features, linguistic devices, and cognitive approaches to understanding literary texts. It examines how language is used in literature to create meaning, evoke emotion, and shape reader perception, including studies on narrative techniques, character representation, and the historical development of language in literary works.

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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—

Frequency4 Issues Per Year, 2000-

StatusActive

Total Publications1,100

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0963-9470 / 1461-7293

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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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language, Metaphor, and CognitionDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesNarrative Theory and AnalysisTranslation Studies and Practices