John Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands · Est. 2006
ISSN1872-9592
SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR
18
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ Scopus Q2+18
Total18
Journal Impact Factor
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SJR Score
0.184
H-Index
37
Total Works
583
Total Citations
4,548
2yr Mean Citedness
0.07
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles
Studies in Language Variation focuses on the analysis of standard language varieties and linguistic change. It examines concepts such as pluricentricity and pluriareality in languages like German, Dutch, and English, exploring their distribution and conceptualization. The journal also investigates mechanisms of linguistic change, including phonology, dialect contact, and the emergence of ethnolects, drawing on sociolinguistic and cognitive perspectives.
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
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SJR Quartile by Discipline
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Linguistics and LanguageQ2
CommunicationQ3
Subject Classification
Scopus Categories
CommunicationLinguistics and Language
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Linguistic Variation and MorphologyPhonetics and Phonology ResearchMultilingual Education and PolicyLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationLinguistic research and analysisSpanish Linguistics and Language StudiesLexicography and Language StudiesLinguistics and language evolution