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Sign Language and Linguistics (Online)

John Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands · Est. 1998

ISSN1387-9316eISSN1569-996X

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 on Clarivate Master Journal List ↗

SJR Score

0.238

H-Index

SNIP

0.456

Total Works

551

Total Citations

7,357

2yr Mean Citedness

0.72

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on sign languages, focusing on their linguistic structures, acquisition, and theoretical implications. Articles investigate grammar, modality effects, and the relationship between sign languages and gesture. The scope includes crosslinguistic and crossmodal comparisons, as well as the study of sign language in specific communities and its translation into other modalities. Research also addresses the development of sign language in children and its application in areas like mental health assessment and literature.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications551

Publisher OrgJohn Benjamins Publishing Company

Submission Info

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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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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Benjamins Publishing Company

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1387-9316 / 1569-996X

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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

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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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hearing Impairment and CommunicationHand Gesture Recognition SystemsLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognitionlinguistics and terminology studiesLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentitySwearing, Euphemism, MultilingualismDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationLegal case studies and regulations