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English Language and Linguistics

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1997

ISSN1360-6743eISSN1469-4379

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 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

0.445

H-Indexi

SNIPi

2.117

Total Worksi

1,165

Total Citationsi

15,729

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

English Language and Linguistics publishes original research on the English language and linguistics. It covers all aspects of the subject, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, dialectology, psycholinguistics, and applied linguistics. The journal welcomes submissions from scholars worldwide.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,165

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind 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

7/11 · 64%

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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?

1360-6743 / 1469-4379

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

360

2019

379

2020

226

2021

147

2022

2023

2024

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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Linguistic Variation and MorphologySyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesLexicography and Language StudiesLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityPhonetics and Phonology ResearchLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionLinguistics and language evolutionDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesMultilingual Education and Policy

Frequently asked questions about English Language and Linguistics

Is English Language and Linguistics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for English Language and Linguistics: 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 English Language and Linguistics?

English Language and 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 0.53.

Is English Language and Linguistics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

English Language and Linguistics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.