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Phonology

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1988

ISSN1469-8188

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

/ 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

0.473

H-Index

112

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.779

Total Works

952

Total Citations

38,517

2yr Mean Citedness

0.11

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Aims & Scope

Phonology is a leading international journal publishing original research on all aspects of phonetics and phonology. It covers theoretical, experimental, and descriptive work, and welcomes contributions from all linguistic traditions and methodologies. The journal aims to foster dialogue between different approaches to the study of sound in language, and to promote the development of new theories and methods. Phonology is published by Cambridge University Press and is a fully open access journal.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

Frequency3 No. A Year, <1999>-

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications952

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

APC Cost$2,000Above median

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY 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

9/12 · 75%

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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?

1469-8188

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$2,000

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

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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 LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language