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Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft

De Gruyter Mouton · Germany · Est. 1982

ISSN1613-3706
SJR Q2WOS SSCIWOS A&HCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
58
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total58
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
0.337
H-Index
40
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.054
Total Works
796
Total Citations
7,167
2yr Mean Citedness
1.00
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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
20
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

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
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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?
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
Times cited
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

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 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
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref