Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Cognitive Semiotics
ISSN 2235-2066 · Walter de Gruyter
Cognitive Semiotics: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 9 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cognitive Semiotics is published by Walter de Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Semiotics and Representation Studies, Language, Metaphor, and Cognition and Categorization, perception, and language, together about 41.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Semiotics and Representation StudiesArts and Humanities17.9%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology15.3%
- Categorization, perception, and languagePsychology8.2%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities6.4%
- Embodied and Extended CognitionNeuroscience6.2%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities4.1%
- Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychology4%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and Linguistics | Q2 | 398/1137 | 65th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q2 | 483/1221 | 60th |
| Communication | Q3 | 345/541 | 36th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.53OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 349 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 6 | 164 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 | 286 |
| 2024 | 16 | 9 | 290 |
| 2023 | 11 | 5 | 361 |
| 2022 | 18 | 7 | 409 |
| 2021 | 10 | 6 | 322 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 0 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 2235-2066
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cognitive Semiotics
Which databases index Cognitive Semiotics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cognitive Semiotics is indexed in Scopus.
Is Cognitive Semiotics open access, and what is the APC?
Cognitive Semiotics is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .