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Language and Semiotic Studies

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 2015

ISSN2751-7160

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.371

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.817

Total Worksi

406

Total Citationsi

684

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The journal Language and Semiotic Studies focuses on the theoretical exploration of semiotics, and the integration of language and semiotics. For theoretical semiotics, we publish research papers that reflect the latest development concerning classical semiotic topics and issues, and brand-new semiotic-theoretical insights. And for the integration of language and semiotics, we publish papers that focus on language and how language is interpreted in terms of sign signification in the fields of linguistics, literature, translation, culture, and society.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 38 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications406

Publisher OrgWalter de Gruyter

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2751-7160

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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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?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

2021

2022

140

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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

CommunicationQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesLinguistics and LanguageCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language, Metaphor, and CognitionDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesTranslation Studies and PracticesLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesHumor Studies and ApplicationsMedia, Communication, and EducationDigital Communication and LanguageSemiotics and Representation StudiesLinguistics and Discourse Analysislinguistics and terminology studies

Frequently asked questions about Language and Semiotic Studies

Is Language and Semiotic Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Language and Semiotic Studies: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Language and Semiotic Studies?

Language and Semiotic Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.371.

Is Language and Semiotic Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Language and Semiotic Studies is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.