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LINGUISTICS VANGUARD

WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH · DE · Est. 2014

ISSN2199-174XeISSN2199-174X
SJR Q1WOS SSCIWOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.429
H-Indexi
37
SNIPi
1.147
Total Worksi
663
Total Citationsi
5,938
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.92
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Linguistics Vanguard is an outlet for high quality articles and innovative approaches in all major areas of linguistics. This journal is published solely online and provides an accessible platform for concise, cutting-edge research articles, overviews of the state of the art in particular areas of linguistics, as well as reports on novel methods and tools in the field. With its topical breadth of coverage and quick rate of production, it is a leading platform for scientific exchange in linguistics. All topics within linguistics are welcome. The journal publishes general submissions as well as special collections.

General Information

Country / RegionDE
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2014
Annual Volume~ 86 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications663
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2199-174X / 2199-174X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, 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?
English

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
44
475
2019
38
407
2020
72
683
2021
121
1.1k
2022
51
178
2023
111
202
2024
95
64
2025
63
3
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 LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Linguistic Variation and MorphologySyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesPhonetics and Phonology ResearchLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionNatural Language Processing TechniquesMultilingual Education and PolicyNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismLanguage and cultural evolutionDiscourse Analysis in Language Studies

Frequently asked questions about LINGUISTICS VANGUARD

Is LINGUISTICS VANGUARD a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for LINGUISTICS VANGUARD: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 LINGUISTICS VANGUARD?

LINGUISTICS VANGUARD is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.92.

Is LINGUISTICS VANGUARD indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

LINGUISTICS VANGUARD is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of LINGUISTICS VANGUARD?

Linguistics Vanguard is an outlet for high quality articles and innovative approaches in all major areas of linguistics. This journal is published solely online and provides an accessible platform for concise, cutting-edge research articles, overviews of the state of the art in particular areas of linguistics, as well as reports on novel methods and tools in the field. With its topical breadth of coverage and quick rate of production, it is a leading platform for scientific exchange in linguistics. All topics within linguistics are welcome. The journal publishes general submissions as well as

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref