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International Journal of the Sociology of Language

De Gruyter Mouton · Germany · Est. 1974

ISSN1613-3668

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.448

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.435

Total Worksi

3,418

Total Citationsi

48,935

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.94

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of the Sociology of Language (IJSL) is dedicated to the development of the sociology of language as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches – theoretical and empirical – supplement and complement each other, contributing thereby to the growth of language-related knowledge, applications, values and sensitivities.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

Frequency6 issues per year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,418

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCreative Commons license

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

De Gruyter Mouton

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1613-3668

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

680

2019

714

2020

2021

449

2022

126

2023

2024

2025

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 & LinguisticsLinguisticsSociology

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Multilingual Education and PolicyLinguistic Variation and MorphologyLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentitySecond Language Learning and TeachingLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesGender Studies in LanguageLinguistic and Sociocultural StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesSpanish Linguistics and Language StudiesEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of the Sociology of Language

Is International Journal of the Sociology of Language a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of the Sociology of Language: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of the Sociology of Language?

International Journal of the Sociology of Language 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 0.94.

Is International Journal of the Sociology of Language indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of the Sociology of Language is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.