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GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies

Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia · Malaysia · Est. 2001

ISSN1675-8021eISSN2550-2131

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.294

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.768

Total Worksi

864

Total Citationsi

6,710

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Language & Linguistics; Literature and Literary Theory; Linguistics and Language.

General Information

Country / RegionMalaysia

Primary LanguageMalay (macrolanguage), English

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 59 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications864

Publisher OrgNational University of Malaysia

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1675-8021 / 2550-2131

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Malay (macrolanguage), English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

449

2019

557

2020

350

2021

177

2022

117

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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & Linguistics

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Education and Islamic StudiesLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesEducational Methods and TechnologyEnglish Language Learning and TeachingSecond Language Acquisition and LearningLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionMultilingual Education and PolicySecond Language Learning and Teaching

Frequently asked questions about GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies

Is GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies?

GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies 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 0.62.

Is GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies?