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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #6,539Top JournalHybrid

Journal of Sociolinguistics

Identifier (ISSN):1360-6441(Print)/1467-9841(Online)
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Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
4↑ +1.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Sociolinguistics

WoS Q1
13461.5920221.920231.520242.6202542026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.83
#6,539

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
73

73 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate6.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
36articles/year
65.45% Gold OA•96.43% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Journal of Sociolinguistics promotes sociolinguistics as a thoroughly linguistic and thoroughly social-scientific endeavour. The journal is concerned with language in all its dimensions, macro and micro, as formal features or abstract discourses, as situated talk or written text. Data in published articles represent a wide range of languages, regions and situations - from Alune to Xhosa, from Cameroun to Canada, from bulletin boards to dating ads.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology93.8%Philosophy91.7%Linguistics86.6%Political science32.1%Psychology30.6%Law29.6%Art26.4%History24.2%Physics22.1%Computer science20.6%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

LINGUISTICS

Q1
Rank24/312
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

LINGUISTICS

Q2
Rank112/312
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF4
Articles / Year55
Total Citations19
2025
IF2.6
Articles / Year57
Total Citations125
2024
IF1.5
Articles / Year43
Total Citations127
2023
IF1.9
Articles / Year53
Total Citations193
2022
IF1.587
Articles / Year78
Total Citations381

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #6,539Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1999, 2003-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.83

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.05

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,327 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations253
3-Year Documents102
Citable Documents67

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 Rate55.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1
Linguistics and LanguageQ1
PhilosophyQ1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Literature
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Journal of Sociolinguistics (ISSN: 1360-6441) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of LINGUISTICS, published by Wiley-Blackwell in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.830 (Q1), an H-index of 73.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 36 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,327 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01