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Discourse Processes

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1978

ISSN1532-6950

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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

0.878

H-Index

128

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.261

Total Works

1,600

Total Citations

75,123

2yr Mean Citedness

1.43

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Discourse Processes publishes on topics relevant to all aspects of text and discourse, and related methodologies. Its scope includes social sciences, communication, linguistics and language, psychology (educational and experimental), and language and linguistics.

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⚡ 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 Published1978

FrequencyBimonthly, <Jan./Feb. 1994->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,600

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-6950

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

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.

CommunicationQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, EducationalPsychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language, Metaphor, and CognitionLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesReading and Literacy DevelopmentNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesEducational Strategies and EpistemologiesSpeech and dialogue systemsHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and Engineering