Discourse and Society
SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1990
ISSN1460-3624
SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR
50
/ 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
1.174
H-Index
124
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
2.413
Total Works
2,139
Total Citations
74,844
2yr Mean Citedness
1.03
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles
This journal publishes research on how discourse is used to construct and negotiate social, political, and cultural phenomena, including identity, legitimacy, and power dynamics across various contexts.
AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1990
FrequencyBimonthly, 2001-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,139
Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing
Submission Info
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Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
6/12 · 50%
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Does the journal have a website?
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Is the ISSN verified?
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
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Primary language documented?
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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.
CommunicationQ1
Linguistics and LanguageQ1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
CommunicationPsychology, MultidisciplinarySociology
Scopus Categories
Sociology and Political ScienceLinguistics and LanguageCommunication
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionMultilingual Education and PolicyRhetoric and Communication StudiesSocial Media and PoliticsMedia Studies and CommunicationGender Studies in LanguageGender, Feminism, and MediaHate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
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