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Linguistic Variation

John Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands · Est. 2011

ISSN2211-6842

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View on Clarivate Master Journal List ↗

SJR Score

0.64

H-Index

SNIP

1.311

Total Works

238

Total Citations

2,562

2yr Mean Citedness

0.49

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Linguistic Variation publishes research on the study of linguistic variation, exploring how variation relates to language universals and the distinction between fixed and contingent linguistic properties. The journal investigates variable and invariant aspects of language through microvariation, macrovariation, language change, and development, drawing on empirical and theoretical approaches across syntax, morphology, phonology, phonetics, semantics, and pragmatics.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

FrequencyTwo Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications238

Publisher OrgJohn Benjamins Publishing Company

Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Benjamins Publishing Company

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2211-6842

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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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

Food ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & Linguistics

Scopus Categories

Food ScienceLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationLinguistic Variation and MorphologyNatural Language Processing TechniquesPhonetics and Phonology ResearchLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesLinguistics and Discourse AnalysisLinguistics and language evolutionLanguage and cultural evolutionSpanish Linguistics and Language StudiesMultilingual Education and Policy