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Phonology

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1988

ISSN1469-8188
SJR Q1WOS SSCIWOS A&HCIScopus / 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.391
H-Indexi
112
SNIPi
1.779
Total Worksi
952
Total Citationsi
38,517
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.11
Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review
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

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1469-8188
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
37
365
2019
33
508
2020
36
214
2021
33
166
2022
13
23
2023
3
3
2024
28
10
2025
16
3
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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Frequently asked questions about Phonology

Is Phonology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Phonology: 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 Phonology?

Phonology 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 0.11.

Is Phonology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Phonology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Phonology?

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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref