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International Journal of Language and Culture

John Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands · Est. 2014

ISSN2214-3157

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Score

0.135

H-Index

SNIP

0.74

Total Works

201

Total Citations

1,275

2yr Mean Citedness

0.67

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the interrelationship between language and culture, exploring how language shapes conceptualization, politeness, emotion, and communication. It also examines linguacultural responses to environmental changes, the semantics of landscape and place terms, and the role of language in cultural transmission and identity. The journal features studies on solitude speech, self-reference, and the expression of emotions like pride and saudade across various languages and cultural contexts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 14 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications201

Publisher OrgJohn Benjamins Publishing Company

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/12 · 33%

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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?

2214-3157

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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?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

MultidisciplinaryQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language, Metaphor, and CognitionLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesMultilingual Education and PolicySwearing, Euphemism, MultilingualismLinguistic Variation and MorphologyCategorization, perception, and languageDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation