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Pragmatics and Society

John Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands · Est. 2010

ISSN1878-9722
SJR Q1WOS SSCIWOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
50
/ 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
0.687
H-Index
28
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.117
Total Works
659
Total Citations
3,482
2yr Mean Citedness
0.70
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Aims & Scope

Pragmatics & Society is an international journal dedicated to the study of language use in social contexts. It publishes high-quality research on all aspects of pragmatics, including discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, conversation analysis, and the study of language in specific social settings. The journal aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and to bridge the gap between theoretical and empirical research in pragmatics.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2010
Annual Volume~ 65 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications659
Publisher OrgJohn Benjamins Publishing Company
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/12 · 58%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1878-9722
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionMultilingual Education and PolicyDigital Communication and LanguageSwearing, Euphemism, MultilingualismEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningInterpreting and Communication in HealthcareLinguistic Variation and MorphologyHate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref