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Signa

Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED) · Spain · Est. 1992

ISSN2254-9307

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.167

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.339

Total Worksi

1,530

Total Citationsi

1,645

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Humanities, Multidisciplinary; Literature and Literary Theory; Linguistics and Language; Communication.

General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageSpanish

1st Year Published1992

FrequencyAnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,530

Publisher OrgNational University of Distance Education

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewRevisión por pares

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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2254-9307

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Revisión por pares

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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?

Spanish

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

2020

157

106

2021

258

243

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

CommunicationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryCommunicationLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismLiterary and Cultural StudiesHistorical and Modern Theater StudiesSpanish Literature and Culture StudiesCinema History and CriticismSpanish Culture and IdentityLiterature, Culture, and AestheticsMedia, Journalism, and Communication HistorySpanish Linguistics and Language StudiesLiteracy and Educational Practices

Frequently asked questions about Signa

Is Signa a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Signa: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Signa?

Signa 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 0.14.

Is Signa indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Signa is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Signa?