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Linguistic Society of America · United States · Est. 1925

ISSN1535-0665

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

1.025

H-Index

394

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.837

Total Works

14,048

Total Citations

794,524

2yr Mean Citedness

1.47

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Aims & Scope

Language is the flagship journal of the Linguistic Society of America. It publishes research articles dealing with linguistic theory, language and public policy, and the teaching of linguistics. It also publishes notes of interest to the academic and professional linguistics and language sciences community, and reviews of recently published linguistic books.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1925

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications14,048

Publisher OrgLinguistic Society of America

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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?

Linguistic Society of America

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1535-0665

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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

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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Linguistics and language evolutionSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationLinguistic Variation and MorphologyHistorical Linguistics and Language StudiesLexicography and Language StudiesPhonetics and Phonology ResearchLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityNatural Language Processing TechniquesLinguistic research and analysisMultilingual Education and Policy