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Public Journal of Semiotics

Lund University, Centre for Languages and Literature · Sweden · Est. 1970

ISSN1918-9907

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.175

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.802

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

1,032

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.70

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Linguistics and Language; Anthropology; Communication.

General Information

Country / RegionSweden

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 5 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications89

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lund University, Centre for Languages and Literature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1918-9907

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

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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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

AnthropologyQ3

CommunicationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyCommunicationLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language, Metaphor, and CognitionMedia, Communication, and EducationLinguistics and Discourse AnalysisVisual Culture and Art TheoryHistorical Linguistics and Language StudiesMultisensory perception and integrationLanguage and cultural evolutionCategorization, perception, and languageSemiotics and Representation StudiesPragmatism in Philosophy and Education

Frequently asked questions about Public Journal of Semiotics

Is Public Journal of Semiotics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Public Journal of Semiotics: 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 Public Journal of Semiotics?

Public Journal of Semiotics is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.175.

Is Public Journal of Semiotics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Public Journal of Semiotics is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Public Journal of Semiotics?