ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE N/AScopus Q1SCImago #8,033Top JournalHybrid

Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication

Identifier (ISSN):0167-8507(Print)/1613-3684(Online)
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Publisher:Walter de Gruyter
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.2↓ -0.6
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 Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication

WoS N/A
01231.6720222.320231.420241.820251.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.715
#8,033

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
46

46 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
56articles/year
36.49% Gold OA•93.75% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Multilingua is a refereed academic journal publishing six issues per volume. It has established itself as an international forum for interdisciplinary research on linguistic diversity in social life. The journal is particularly interested in publishing high-quality empirical yet theoretically-grounded research from hitherto neglected sociolinguistic contexts worldwide. Topics: -Bi- and multilingualism -Language education, learning, and policy -Inter- and cross-cultural communication -Translation and interpreting in social contexts -Critical sociolinguistic studies of language and communication in globalization, transnationalism, migration, and mobility across time and space

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
PhilosophyComputer ScienceLinguisticsSociologyPolitical SciencePsychologyLawArts & HumanitiesHistory
Primary Research Areas

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

Q2
Rank140/312
IndexSSCI
JCIAHCI2026

LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Q1
Rank73/407
IndexAHCI
JCISSCI2026

LINGUISTICS

Q2
Rank90/312
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.2
Articles / Year20
Total Citations2
2025
IF1.8
Articles / Year32
Total Citations29
2024
IF1.4
Articles / Year34
Total Citations61
2023
IF2.3
Articles / Year30
Total Citations107
2022
IF1.667
Articles / Year38
Total Citations442

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #8,033Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1982-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.715

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.95

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,147 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations265
3-Year Documents99
Citable Documents97

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 Rate76.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

CommunicationQ1
Linguistics and LanguageQ1
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: 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)

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

Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication (ISSN: 0167-8507) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Walter de Gruyter in Germany. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.20, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.715 (Q1), an H-index of 46.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 56 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,147 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
Walter de Gruyter
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIAHCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28