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Studies in Chinese Language and Discourse

John Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands · Est. 2013

ISSN1879-5382
SJR Q3Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.133
H-Indexi
8
Total Worksi
290
Total Citationsi
501
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Linguistics and Language.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary Language
1st Year Published2013
Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2022)
Total Publications290
Publisher OrgJohn Benjamins Publishing Company

Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

4/11 · 36%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Does the journal have a website?
No URL
Is the ISSN verified?
1879-5382
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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?
N/A

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
19
55
2015
56
58
2016
1
5
2017
18
29
2018
51
33
2019
20
5
2020
17
4
2021
41
4
2022

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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionLinguistic Variation and MorphologySwearing, Euphemism, MultilingualismNatural Language Processing TechniquesMultilingual Education and PolicyDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesPhonetics and Phonology ResearchCategorization, perception, and language

Frequently asked questions about Studies in Chinese Language and Discourse

Is Studies in Chinese Language and Discourse a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Studies in Chinese Language and Discourse: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 Studies in Chinese Language and Discourse?

Studies in Chinese Language and Discourse is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.133.

Is Studies in Chinese Language and Discourse indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Studies in Chinese Language and Discourse is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Studies in Chinese Language and Discourse?

Subject areas: Linguistics and Language.

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