What is the Impact Factor of Linguistics and Philosophy?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Linguistics and Philosophy is 1.50, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Linguistics and Philosophy indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Linguistics and Philosophy is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 1.175 (Q1) and an H-index of 67.

Who publishes Linguistics and Philosophy and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Linguistics and Philosophy is published by Springer Nature. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,356 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Linguistics and Philosophy?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Linguistics and Philosophy is "ling". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE N/AScopus Q1SCImago #3,763Top JournalHybrid

Linguistics and Philosophy

Acronym:ling

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Identifier (ISSN):0165-0157(Print)/1573-0549(Online)

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Publisher:Springer Nature

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

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Clarivate IF (2026)

1.5↑ +0.2

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

N/A

WoS SCIETop Tier

Clarivate WoS JCR

WoS Categories↓

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Linguistics and Philosophy

WoS N/A

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):1.5

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

1.175

#3,763

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

67 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate18.2%

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

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

36articles/year

55.26% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Linguistics and Philosophy focuses on issues related to structure and meaning in natural language, as addressed in the semantics, philosophy of language, pragmatics and related disciplines, in particular the following areas: philosophical theories of meaning and truth, reference, description, entailment, presupposition, implicatures, context-dependence, and speech actslinguistic theories of semantic interpretation in relation to syntactic structure and prosody, of discourse structure, lexcial semantics and semantic changepsycholinguistic theories of semantic interpretation and issues of the processing and acquisition of natural language, and the relation of semantic interpretation to other cognitive facultiesmathematical and logical properties of natural language and general aspects of computational linguisticsphilosophical questions raised by linguistics as a science: linguistics methodology, properties of linguistic theories and frameworks, and the relation of linguistics to other fields of inquiryContributions may be in the form of articles, replies, or review articles. Linguistics and Philosophy is indexed in the ISI/Social Science Citation Index.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Philosophy99.8%Linguistics98.3%Computer science97.3%Epistemology95.4%Theology90.5%Metaphysics90.3%Philosophy of language90.2%Programming language73.1%Semantics (computer science)62.5%Artificial intelligence40.6%Natural language processing40.3%Mathematics25.6%Psychology21.9%Biology20.2%

Primary Research Areas

Multiple

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Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRAHCI2026

LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

N/A

RankN/A

IndexAHCI

JCRSSCI2026

LINGUISTICS

Rank112/312

IndexSSCI

JCIAHCI2026

LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Rank84/407

IndexAHCI

JCISSCI2026

LINGUISTICS

Rank99/312

IndexSSCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS	JCRAHCI	N/A	N/A
LINGUISTICS	JCRSSCI	112/312	Q2
LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS	JCIAHCI	84/407	Q1
LINGUISTICS	JCISSCI	99/312	Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF1.5

Articles / Year13

Total Citations0

2025

IF1.3

Articles / Year24

Total Citations21

2024

IF1.1

Articles / Year24

Total Citations62

2023

IF1.1

Articles / Year28

Total Citations191

2022

IF1.167

Articles / Year29

Total Citations187

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	1.5	13	0
2025	1.3	24	21
2024	1.1	24	62
2023	1.1	28	191
2022	1.167	29	187
2021	—	29	268
2020	—	22	359
2019	—	42	680
2018	—	22	508
2017	—	24	540
2016	—	18	461
2015	—	14	763

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,763Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1977-2002, 2005-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

1.175

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

1.51

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,356 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations161

3-Year Documents103

Citable Documents103

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 Rate24.4%

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 LanguageQ1

PhilosophyQ1

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: 18.2%

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):

2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

Linguistics and Philosophy (acronym: ling, ISSN: 0165-0157) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Springer Nature in Netherlands. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.50, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.175 (Q1), an H-index of 67.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 6 issues per year, 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 $3,356 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.