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RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics

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

ISSN2411-1236

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.344

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.854

Total Worksi

754

Total Citationsi

1,483

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

206

2019

222

2020

219

2021

215

2022

136

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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

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

Frequently asked questions about RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics

Is RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics?

RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.344.

Is RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics?

How much does it cost to publish in RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics?

RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.