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Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft

De Gruyter Mouton · Germany · Est. 1982

ISSN1613-3706
SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
96
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total96
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?
20
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Average · vs ~15 wk median
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · AHCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.256
H-Indexi
40
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
1.054
Total Worksi
796
Total Citationsi
7,167
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The aim of the journal is to promote linguistic research by publishing high-quality contributions and thematic special issues from all fields and trends of modern linguistics. In addition to articles and reviews, the journal also features contributions to discussions on current controversies in the field as well as overview articles outlining the state-of-the art of relevant research paradigms.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish, German
1st Year Published1982
Frequency2 issues per year
StatusActive
Total Publications796
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Mouton
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~20 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Scholars Portal

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 · 92%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
De Gruyter Mouton
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
1613-3706
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
✅
Long-term digital preservation?
Scholars Portal
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
Primary language documented?
English, German

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
16
384
2017
12
31
2018
11
69
2019
19
113
2020
21
50
2021
19
135
2022
28
262
2023
17
19
2024

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 LanguageQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Linguistic research and analysisLinguistic Education and PedagogySyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesNatural Language Processing TechniquesLinguistic Variation and MorphologyLexicography and Language StudiesLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityHistorical Linguistics and Language StudiesGender Studies in Language

Frequently asked questions about Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft

Is Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft?

Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft 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 1.00.

Is Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft?

The aim of the journal is to promote linguistic research by publishing high-quality contributions and thematic special issues from all fields and trends of modern linguistics. In addition to articles and reviews, the journal also features contributions to discussions on current controversies in the field as well as overview articles outlining the state-of-the art of relevant research paradigms.

How much does it cost to publish in Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft?

Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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