Academic Journal
Q1Language Sciences
About Language Sciences
Language Sciences is a scholarly journal published by Elsevier Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.639 and H-index of 56.
Coverage: 1979-2026. Research categories: Linguistics and Language (Q1).
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Topics in published research
Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation; Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies; Language, Metaphor, and Cognition; Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies; Historical Linguistics and Language Studies.
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2,510.00 USD; 2,350.00 EUR; 2,010.00 GBP; 311,320.00 JPY
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