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Journal of Linguistics

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN1469-7742

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.639

H-Indexi

122

SNIPi

1.683

Total Worksi

3,028

Total Citationsi

60,046

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Linguistics is a leading international journal publishing original research on all aspects of theoretical linguistics. It covers phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, historical linguistics, and sociolinguistics. The journal aims to foster debate and advance understanding in the field.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,028

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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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?

1469-7742

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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?

Yes

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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

250

2019

271

2020

447

2021

202

2022

149

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

PhilosophyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationLinguistic Variation and MorphologyPhonetics and Phonology ResearchNatural Language Processing TechniquesLinguistics and language evolutionHistorical Linguistics and Language StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Linguistics

Is Journal of Linguistics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of 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 Journal of Linguistics?

Journal of 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 0.44.

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

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