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RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia · Russian Federation · Est. 2010

ISSN2411-1236

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total40

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.507

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.854

Total Works

754

Total Citations

1,483

2yr Mean Citedness

0.34

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Aims & Scope

RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics elaborates and deepens the topics of general and special theories of language; theory of speech activity and speech; semiotic features of sign systems and those of language units, belonging to different levels and texts; semiotics and poetics of literary texts; functional semantics of lexical and grammatical units; pays attention to complex and comparative typological research of language categories and units.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation

Primary LanguageRussian, English

1st Year Published2010

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications754

Publisher OrgPeoples' Friendship University of Russia

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

elibrary.ru

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2411-1236

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

elibrary.ru

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Russian, English

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Discourse Analysis and Cultural CommunicationLanguage, Communication, and Linguistic StudiesCultural, Linguistic, Economic StudiesPsycholinguistics and Behavioral StudiesLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionSociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaLexicography and Language StudiesLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identitylinguistics and terminology studiesTranslation Studies and Practices