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WoS SCIE N/AScopus Q1SCImago #9,198CAS 2区Hybrid

Language Sciences

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: N/A•Scopus SJR: 0.639•SCImago Rank: #9,198•Identifier (ISSN):0388-0001(Print)/1873-5746(Online)•Articles / Year: 55•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,908 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)N/A
2.2
↑ +1.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
56

56 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRN/A
Self-Citation Rate7.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
55articles/year
43.59% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.816)
🔵 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

Language Sciences is a forum for debate, conducted so as to be of interest to the widest possible audience, on conceptual and theoretical issues in the various branches of general linguistics. The journal is also concerned with bringing to linguists attention current thinking about language within disciplines other than linguistics itself; relevant contributions from anthropologists, philosophers, psychologists and sociologists, among others, will be warmly received. In addition, the Editor is particularly keen to encourage the submission of essays on topics in the history and philosophy of language studies, and review articles discussing the import of significant recent works on language and linguistics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Philosophy99.1%Linguistics96.1%Psychology76.5%Computer science65.2%Sociology43.3%Artificial intelligence43.2%Epistemology31.4%Biology29.7%Natural language processing28.5%Mathematics28.4%Political science24.9%History24.2%Law22.5%Art20.9%Programming language20.7%Physics20.5%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #9,198Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1979-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.639

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
56

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.51

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,908 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations248
3-Year Documents110
Citable Documents106

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 Rate43.1%

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 LanguageQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Literature
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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
Elsevier
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
67/312Q1
LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
JCIAHCI
55/407Q1
LINGUISTICS
JCISSCI
70/312Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—482
20251.14341
20241.355164
20231.142307
20220.81640203
2021—55579
2020—44713
2019—36327
2018—881,122
2017—641,030
2016—661,139
2015—621,428
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Language Sciences

WoS N/A
011220222023202420251.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.7%

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

Record UUID: 62622b9c-8159-4da8-951c-e4436485af76
Database Updated: 2026-09-30