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Gesture

John Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands · Est. 2001

ISSN1569-9773
SJR Q1WOS SSCIWOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
50
/ 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 on Clarivate Master Journal List ↗
SJR Score
0.394
H-Index
57
Total Works
667
Total Citations
10,960
2yr Mean Citedness
1.19
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on all aspects of gesture, including its relationship with speech, its role in communication and social interaction, its development in children, its place in language acquisition, and its connection to cognition and neurological processes.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on the publisher page

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2001
FrequencyBiannual
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications667
Publisher OrgJohn Benjamins Publishing Company

Submission Info

Peer Review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

5/12 · 42%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Does the journal have a website?
No URL
Is the ISSN verified?
1569-9773
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

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

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.

Cultural StudiesQ1
Linguistics and LanguageQ1
CommunicationQ2
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyCultural StudiesCommunicationLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hearing Impairment and CommunicationLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringHand Gesture Recognition SystemsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAction Observation and SynchronizationScience, Research, and MedicineBiotechnology and Related Fields
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref