
Academic Journal
Q1Journal of Politeness Research
About Journal of Politeness Research
Journal of Politeness Research is a scholarly journal published by De Gruyter Mouton. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.049 and H-index of 45.
Coverage: 2005-2026. Research categories: Communication (Q1); Cultural Studies (Q1); Linguistics and Language (Q1); Social Psychology (Q1).
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Topics in published research
Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies; Discourse Analysis in Language Studies; Language, Metaphor, and Cognition; Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism; Multilingual Education and Policy; Digital Communication and Language.
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2026-02-24 · DOI: 10.1515/pr-2023-0047(Im)politeness in the face of digital rejection: an analysis of whether gender affects the response to an impolite refusal of a Facebook friend request
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