WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #7,943CAS 3区Hybrid

Social Semiotics

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.722•SCImago Rank: #7,943•Identifier (ISSN):1035-0330(Print)/1470-1219(Online)•Articles / Year: 59•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,024 USD

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

Clarivate IF (2026)Q2

2.4

↑ +1.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

50 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2

Self-Citation Rate6.2%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

59articles/year

19.44% 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: 2.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 2.4)	🔵 Computed
2025	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 1.2)	🔵 Computed
2024	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 1.6)	🔵 Computed
2023	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 2)	🔵 Computed
2022	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 1.568)	🔵 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

Social Semiotics is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q2 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Sociology91.6%Philosophy87.3%Political science69.9%Linguistics69.8%Law57.1%Art51.2%Computer science45.7%Epistemology45.4%History34.9%Psychology32.2%Politics30.4%Aesthetics28.8%Literature27.1%Geography26.3%Biology24.9%Archaeology22.9%Physics21%Economics20.5%

Primary Research Areas

Multiple

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #7,943Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1991-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

0.722

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

3.06

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,024 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations439

3-Year Documents145

Citable Documents142

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 Rate40.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

CommunicationQ1

Cultural StudiesQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

3区 (Zone 3)Literature

Minor Category (Specific Field):

2区HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

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

Taylor & Francis

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Indexing & Databases

SSCIAHCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
COMMUNICATION	JCRSSCI	59/227	Q2
HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCRAHCI	N/A	N/A
LINGUISTICS	JCRSSCI	58/312	Q1
COMMUNICATION	JCISSCI	41/227	Q1
HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCIAHCI	27/403	Q1
LINGUISTICS	JCISSCI	64/312	Q1