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Latin-American Journal of Discourse Studies

Latinamerican Association of Discourse Studies · Brazil · Est. 2001

ISSN2447-9543

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total27

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.126

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.434

Total Works

510

Total Citations

859

2yr Mean Citedness

0.04

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on discourse analysis, with a strong emphasis on critical discourse studies, decolonial perspectives, and the examination of power, ideology, and social representation across various media and cultural contexts in Latin America and beyond. Articles explore how discourse shapes identities, legitimizes social practices, and reflects historical and political realities, often employing multimodal and qualitative methodologies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionBrazil

Primary LanguageSpanish, Portuguese

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications510

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2002

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~25 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Latinamerican Association of Discourse Studies

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2447-9543

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Spanish, Portuguese

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

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 LanguageQ3

CommunicationQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

CommunicationLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cultural and political discourse analysisLinguistics and Education ResearchSpanish Linguistics and Language StudiesLinguistics and Discourse AnalysisDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesLiterary and Cultural StudiesJournalism and Media StudiesLiteracy and Educational PracticesMedia and Communication StudiesCultural and Social Studies in Latin America