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Sign Systems Studies

Tartu University Press · Estonia · Est. 1998

ISSN1406-4243eISSN1736-7409

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total33

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

0.27

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.792

Total Works

984

Total Citations

6,561

2yr Mean Citedness

0.79

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Aims & Scope

Sign Systems Studies is is an international journal of semiotics and sign processes in culture and living nature. It publishes original scientific papers, review articles and book reviews on semiotics of culture and nature.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionEstonia

Primary LanguageEnglish, Russian

1st Year Published1998

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications984

Publisher OrgUniversity of Tartu Press

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Tartu University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1406-4243 / 1736-7409

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Russian

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language, Metaphor, and CognitionTranslation Studies and PracticesOrigins and Evolution of LifeSemiotics and Representation StudiesLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesHistorical Linguistics and Language StudiesPragmatism in Philosophy and EducationMedia, Communication, and Education