Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS
ISSN 0277-7126 · eISSN 2153-2990
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 8 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal case studies and regulations, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 29.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The American Journal of Semiotics is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary research publication sponsored by the Semiotic Society of America. It publishes original contributions in the form of topical articles, response articles, and critical reviews on any subject related to the science of signs and meaning, whether theoretical, methodological, or applied. Open to all semiotic traditions, the journal expects submissions to make advances in fundamental sign theory, or to leverage semiotic methodologies for interpretive exploration of communication processes throughout the semiotic sphere, whether physical, logical, biological, physiological, ecological, phenomenological, psychological, anthropological, sociological, political, philosophical, theological, cosmological, or any such modes in combination.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Geoffrey Ross OwensPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences10.1%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering10.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.1%
- Pragmatism in Philosophy and EducationArts and Humanities7.4%
- Media, Communication, and EducationSocial Sciences7%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology5.7%
- Italian Literature and CultureArts and Humanities5.1%
- Semiotics and Representation StudiesArts and Humanities3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 991 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- critical reviewsIt publishes original contributions in the form of topical articles, response articles, and critical reviewsLength not stated
- response articlesIt publishes original contributions in the form of topical articles, response articles, and critical reviewsLength not stated
- topical articlesIt publishes original contributions in the form of topical articles, response articles, and critical reviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer-reviewed Model summary
The American Journal of Semiotics is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary research publication
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 0277-7126
- Electronic ISSN
- 2153-2990
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS
What CAS zone is AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS is indexed in AHCI.
Is AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS open access, and what is the APC?
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEMIOTICS is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .