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Pragmatics and Cognition

John Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands · Est. 1993

ISSN1569-9943
SJR Q2WOS SSCIWOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
Total43
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
0.255
H-Index
59
SNIP
0.453
Total Works
897
Total Citations
13,602
2yr Mean Citedness
1.58
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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Pragmatics and Cognition is an interdisciplinary journal that brings together linguistics, semiotics, cognitive science, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, philosophy, ethology, and cognitive anthropology. It also covers fields such as History and Philosophy of Science, Linguistics and Language, Computer Science (miscellaneous), and Behavioral Neuroscience.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1993
Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications897
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?
1569-9943
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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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.

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ2
Linguistics and LanguageQ2
Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q3
Behavioral NeuroscienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)History and Philosophy of ScienceLinguistics and LanguageBehavioral Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language, Metaphor, and CognitionLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationLinguistics and Discourse AnalysisPhilosophy and Theoretical ScienceAction Observation and SynchronizationEmbodied and Extended CognitionCategorization, perception, and languageEpistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref