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Journal of World Languages

De Gruyter Mouton Β· Germany Β· Est. 2014

ISSN2169-8252eISSN2169-8260
SJR Q1βœ“ Scopus / SJRβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
90
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† Scopus Q178
βœ“ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total90
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. Β· Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
22
weeks to publish Β· journal-reported
Slow Β· vs ~15 wk median
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
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 β†—
SJR Scorei
0.752
H-Indexi
18
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
1.882
Total Worksi
244
Total Citationsi
1,260
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.35
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of World Languages(ISSN: 2169-8252, e-ISSN: 2169-8260) is an international, peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal that explores the roles, functions and structures of languages in the world. Special attention is given to studies of languages in the fields of ecolinguistics, systemic functional linguistics, critical/positive/multimodal/ecological discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics, corpus linguistics, pragmatics, contrastive linguistics and linguistic typology. Journal of World Languagescontinues the tradition of special issues focused on topics of current interest. Prospective editors of special issues are very welcome to inquire the Editor-in-Chief Wei He ([email protected]) concerning their proposals. Journal of World Languageswas launched in 2013 by Jonathan Webster, Guowen Huang and Wei He together with the publisher Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group). The first issue came out in January 2014. Beginning with volume 7 in 2021,Journal of World Languagesis sponsored by Beijing Foreign Studies University, and co-published by De Gruyter Mouton and the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) in three issues per year. Please submit your manuscript via theJournal of World Languagesmanuscript submission system:https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jowl Editor-in-ChiefWei He(δ½•δΌŸ), Beijing Foreign Studies University, ChinaE-mail:[email protected]

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2014
FrequencyThree Times A Year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications244
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
OA Since2020
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

APC CostπŸ’Ž Diamond OA β€” Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~22 weeks
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes
πŸ“¦ Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 Β· 92%
βœ…
Do you know the journal / publisher?
De Gruyter Mouton
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
βœ…
Is the ISSN verified?
2169-8252 / 2169-8260
βœ…
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
βœ…
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
βœ…
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
βœ…
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
βœ…
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
βœ…
Primary language documented?
English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
11
71
2018
14
129
2020
28
223
2021
35
341
2022
37
130
2023
26
89
2024
33
30
2025
12
1
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionMultilingual Education and PolicyLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesLinguistic Variation and MorphologySyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationSecond Language Learning and TeachingEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningTranslation Studies and PracticesLinguistics and Discourse Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Journal of World Languages

Is Journal of World Languages a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of World Languages: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of World Languages?

Journal of World Languages is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.752.

Is Journal of World Languages indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of World Languages is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of World Languages?

Journal of World Languages(ISSN: 2169-8252, e-ISSN: 2169-8260) is an international, peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal that explores the roles, functions and structures of languages in the world. Special attention is given to studies of languages in the fields of ecolinguistics, systemic functional linguistics, critical/positive/multimodal/ecological discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics, corpus linguistics, pragmatics, contrastive linguistics and linguistic typology. Journal of World Languagescontinues the tradition of special issues focused on topics of current in

How much does it cost to publish in Journal of World Languages?

Journal of World Languages is a Diamond open-access journal β€” there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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