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Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus

Department of General Linguistics of Stellenbosch University · South Africa · Est. 1980

ISSN2224-3380
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total43
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.195
H-Index
26
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.504
Total Works
545
Total Citations
3,373
2yr Mean Citedness
0.75
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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus serves as a vehicle for the distribution of new information in the field of modern linguistics. It also aims to stimulate critical discussion in Southern African linguistics.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
24
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1980
Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications545
Publisher OrgStellenbosch University
OA Since1979
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~24 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Department of General Linguistics of Stellenbosch University
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2224-3380
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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 LanguageQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Linguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Linguistic Variation and MorphologyMultilingual Education and PolicySyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationLexicography and Language StudiesEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningSecond Language Learning and TeachingLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesNatural Language Processing Techniqueslinguistics and terminology studiesDiscourse Analysis in Language Studies
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref