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Language and Semiotic Studies

GermanyCultural Studies (Q1); Linguistics and Language (Q1); Communication (Q2)ISSN-matched source record
Q1Ranking
—Impact Factor (year unverified)
7H-index (SCImago 2025)
0.371SJR (2025)
2017-2026Coverage

About Language and Semiotic Studies

Language and Semiotic Studies is a scholarly journal published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.371 and H-index of 7.

Coverage: 2017-2026. Research categories: Cultural Studies (Q1); Linguistics and Language (Q1); Communication (Q2).

Open-access policies and author information

Reported in the official DOAJ public CSV snapshot (2026-09-01), downloaded 2026-10-03. Record updated 2026-07-24. This snapshot does not establish today’s listing status or fee quotation.

Accepted manuscript languagesEnglish
Licence optionsCC BY
Peer-review processDouble anonymous peer review
APCNo APC reported in the DOAJ snapshot
Waiver policy reportedNo
Other fees reportedNo
Author retains unrestricted copyrightNo
Digital preservationPortico
Reported submission-to-publication time12 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2022 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

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Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)2096-031X, 2751-7160
ISSN-L2096-031X
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationWalter de Gruyter
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Yes
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Listed in OpenAlex metadata; confirm current status in DOAJ
Works recorded in OpenAlex435
Citations recorded in OpenAlex782
OpenAlex H-index12
Years represented in OpenAlex2015–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Language, Metaphor, and Cognition; Discourse Analysis in Language Studies; Translation Studies and Practices; Humor Studies and Applications; Semiotics and Representation Studies; Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-09-30. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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