Language in Society
Q1 Journal
Journal
Country
United Kingdom
Western Europe
Subject Area and Category
Social Sciences
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Linguistics and Language
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Sociology and Political Science
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Publisher
SJR 2025
0.889
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SJR Score
H-Index
81
Citations / Doc (2yr)
3.49
Total Docs. (latest)
70
Total Citations (3yr)
331
Publication type
Journals
ISSN
14698013, 00474045
Coverage
1972-2026
Journal Rank
#5,886
Subject Categories
Linguistics and Language
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Sociology and Political Science
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Subject Areas
Aims & Scope
Language in Society is an international journal of sociolinguistics concerned with language and discourse as aspects of social life.
The journal publishes empirical articles of general theoretical, comparative or methodological interest to students and scholars in sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, and related fields.
Language in Society aims to strengthen international scholarship and interdisciplinary conversation and cooperation among researchers interested in language and society by publishing work of high quality which speaks to a wide audience.
In addition to original articles, the journal publishes reviews and notices of the latest important books in the field as well as occasional theme and discussion sections.
Abstracting & Indexing
Scopus
Google Scholar
Web of Science
Detailed Metrics
| Total Docs. (latest) | 70 |
| Total Docs. (3 years) | 99 |
| Total Refs. | 4,443 |
| Total Citations (3 years) | 331 |
| Citable Docs. (3 years) | 94 |
| Citations / Doc. (2 years) | 3.49 |
| Ref. / Doc. | 63.47 |
| % Female | 50.0% |
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