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Journal of Sociolinguistics

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1997

ISSN1360-6441eISSN1467-9841

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.83

H-Indexi

118

SNIPi

1.852

Total Worksi

1,682

Total Citationsi

53,270

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Linguistics; History and Philosophy of Science; Linguistics and Language; Philosophy; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

FrequencyFive Times A Year, 2006-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,682

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1360-6441 / 1467-9841

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

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

1.1k

2019

464

2020

653

2021

384

2022

195

2023

129

2024

125

2025

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.

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

PhilosophyQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Linguistics

Scopus Categories

PhilosophySociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of ScienceLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Multilingual Education and PolicyLinguistic Variation and MorphologyLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesGender Studies in LanguageDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentitySecond Language Learning and TeachingPhonetics and Phonology ResearchSpanish Linguistics and Language StudiesDigital Communication and Language

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sociolinguistics

Is Journal of Sociolinguistics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Sociolinguistics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Journal of Sociolinguistics?

Journal of Sociolinguistics 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 1.61.

Is Journal of Sociolinguistics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Sociolinguistics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Sociolinguistics?