Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
International Journal of the Sociology of Language
ISSN 0165-2516 · eISSN 1613-3668 · Walter de Gruyter
International Journal of the Sociology of Language: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; 57 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of the Sociology of Language is published by Walter de Gruyter and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Multilingual Education and Policy, Linguistic Variation and Morphology and Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity, together about 46.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics and Linguistics and Language. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal The current volume of International Journal of the Sociology of Language (IJSL) is open access via Subscribe to Open (S2O). All accepted articles will be published under a Creative Commons license at no cost to authors. Learn more about De Gruyter Brill’s Subscribe to Open program.The International Journal of the Sociology of Lan guage (IJSL) is dedicated to the development of the sociology of language as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches – theoretical and empirical – supplement and complement each other, contributing thereby to the growth of language-related knowledge, applications, values and sensitivities.The Joshua A. Fishman Award presented by MoutonThe Jo shua A. Fishman Award recognizes outstanding unpublished PhD dissertations on a topic related to the sociology of language. The award includes a cash prize and nomination for publication in De Gruyter Mouton's Contributions to the Sociology of Language book series. Updates will be announced on the award website. Research integrity resourcesThe Interna tional Journal of the Sociology of Language follows the Committe e on Publication Ethics (COPE) Guidelines on Publication Ethics and Research integrity on the policies it adopts and how to deal with instances of misconduct. The De Gruyter Statement on Publication Ethics is included below as a PDF.Complete Archive AccessAs of 2026, all De Gruyter journal subscriptions include access to every issue, from Volume 1, Issue 1 through to today, meaning subscribers can access even more research at no additio nal cost.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences24.8%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences12.8%
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities8.8%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities7.9%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities6.2%
- Gender Studies in LanguageSocial Sciences5.4%
- Linguistic and Sociocultural StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLCPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,079OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 7Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,438 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 29 | 1 |
| 2025 | 57 | 23 | 78 |
| 2024 | 68 | 19 | 113 |
| 2023 | 53 | 20 | 134 |
| 2022 | 66 | 29 | 478 |
| 2021 | 78 | 53 | 1,056 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Hybrid Open Access
Authors have the option to publish their article under an open access license. The standard article processing charge for a hybrid open access article is 2,400 Euro (plus VAT if applicable). Please note that corresponding authors from institutions with which we have a transformative agreement, can publish open access without paying the fee. More information on the eligible institutions and article…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review process
The Special Issue proposals are reviewed by the General Editor and the Associate Editors. You will be informed by email about the decision. You might also be asked to revise the proposal based on the Editorial Team comments.
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
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 0165-2516
- Electronic ISSN
- 1613-3668
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of the Sociology of Language
What CAS zone is International Journal of the Sociology of Language in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of the Sociology of Language is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Linguistics / Sociology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index International Journal of the Sociology of Language?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of the Sociology of Language is indexed in Scopus.
Is International Journal of the Sociology of Language open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of the Sociology of Language is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,712.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .