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WoS SCIE N/AScopus Q3SCImago #27,812CAS 4区Hybrid

Journal of African Languages and Linguistics

Country: Germany•WoS SCIE Quartile: N/A•Scopus SJR: 0.124•SCImago Rank: #27,812•Identifier (ISSN):0167-6164(Print)/1613-3811(Online)•Articles / Year: 4•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,435 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)N/A
0.7
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
19

19 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRN/A
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
4articles/year
57.69% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 0.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.7)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.313)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The Journal of African Languages and Linguistics was founded in 1979 and has established itself as an important refereed forum for publications in African linguistics. The Journal of African Languages and Linguistics welcomes original contributions on all aspects of African language studies, synchronic as well as diachronic, theoretical as well as data-oriented. The journal further contains a list of recently published books on African languages and linguistics, which many libraries find to be of use for the acquisition of books. The Journal of African Languages and Linguistics is a peer-reviewed journal of international scope.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Philosophy99.4%Linguistics97.3%History80%Sociology49.6%Computer science32.4%Artificial intelligence23.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #27,812Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1979-1989, 1991-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.124

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
19

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.31

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,435 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations10
3-Year Documents26
Citable Documents23

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate29.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Linguistics and LanguageQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Literature
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区LINGUISTICS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIAHCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
JCRAHCI
N/AN/A
LINGUISTICS
JCRSSCI
210/312Q3
LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
JCIAHCI
317/407Q4
LINGUISTICS
JCISSCI
285/312Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—50
20250.6131
20240.4104
20230.51596
20220.31314134
2021—1520
2020—14214
2019—1890
2018—15134
2017—14155
2016—15140
2015—15378
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of African Languages and Linguistics

WoS N/A
001120222023202420250.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30