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Humor

De Gruyter Mouton · Germany · Est. 1988

ISSN1613-3722

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 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 the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.423

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.847

Total Works

1,446

Total Citations

26,832

2yr Mean Citedness

0.67

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Aims & Scope

HUMOR was established as an international interdisciplinary forum for the publication of high-quality research papers on humor as an important and universal human faculty. Humor research draws upon a wide range of academic disciplines including anthropology, biology, cultural studies, computer science, education, communication, film and media studies, gender studies, history, linguistics, literature, mathematics, health and medicine, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology. At the same time, humor research often sheds light on the basic concepts, ideas, and methods of many of these disciplines.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

Frequency4 issues per year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,446

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Mouton

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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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?

1613-3722

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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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 LanguageQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsPsychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Sociology and Political ScienceLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Humor Studies and ApplicationsLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionCommunication in Education and HealthcareMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingMedia Influence and HealthDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesComics and Graphic NarrativesGerman Literature and Culture StudiesTranslation Studies and Practices