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Journal of Language and Social Psychology
ISSN 0261-927X · eISSN 1552-6526 · SAGE
Journal of Language and Social Psychology: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.45; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review about 194 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 6.8% (journal website); 54 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Language and Social Psychology is published by SAGE 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 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies, Social and Intergroup Psychology and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies, together about 37.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Language and Social Psychology (JLS) is the only major journal worldwide devoted to the social psychology of language. It attracts an international authorship, with data frequently derived from languages other than English. The journal provides complete and balanced coverage of the latest research and theory at the … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 35, United Kingdom 5, Australia 2, Poland 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (51 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities21.3%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences8.3%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities8%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology7.7%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences6.9%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences5.9%
- Communication in Education and HealthcarePsychology4.7%
- Gender Studies in LanguageSocial Sciences3.9%
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 | Communication | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.45LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 105OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 800OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 33.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,652 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 10 | 4 |
| 2025 | 54 | 33 | 113 |
| 2024 | 29 | 16 | 110 |
| 2023 | 42 | 20 | 295 |
| 2022 | 31 | 14 | 401 |
| 2021 | 45 | 16 | 553 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
194 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 6.8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 194 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,450 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 11,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- full paperSuccessful submissions to the JLSP will a) test and advance theory focused on the social psychology of language use, b) employ rigorous and appropriate methods,…main text ≤ 11,000 words
- hypothesisSuccessful submissions to the JLSP will a) test and advance theory focused on the social psychology of language use, b) employ rigorous and appropriate methods,…Length not stated
- meta-analysisSuccessful submissions to the JLSP will a) test and advance theory focused on the social psychology of language use, b) employ rigorous and appropriate methods,…Length not stated
- original research articleSuccessful submissions to the JLSP will a) test and advance theory focused on the social psychology of language use, b) employ rigorous and appropriate methods,…Length not stated
- original research articlesOriginal Research Articles: Quantitative research should be clear and thorough about reliability and validity of measures and manipulations; report effect sizes…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use AI Usage Disclosure
If you have used generative AI in the writing or editing of your paper, it must be disclosed at the end of the paper along with COI and funding statements. Briefly describe use case and methods of data validation. Data availability The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more informatio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest AI Usage Disclosure
If you have used generative AI in the writing or editing of your paper, it must be disclosed at the end of the paper along with COI and funding statements. Briefly describe use case and methods of data validation. Data availability The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more informatio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online version of the journal at no cost. If you wish to have color figures in the printed version, fees may apply. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice program, and Open Access agreements, where authors can publish open access either di…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints accepted Model summary
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical trial registration
The journal endorses the ICMJE requirement that clinical trials are registered in a WHO-approved public trials registry at or before the time of first participant enrollment. However, consistent with the AllTrials campaign, retrospectively registered trials will be considered if the justification for late registration is acceptable. The trial registry name and URL, and registration number must be …
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0261-927X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-6526
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Language and Social Psychology
What CAS zone is Journal of Language and Social Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Language and Social Psychology is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication / Linguistics / Psychology, Social. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Language and Social Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.45; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 105.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Language and Social Psychology?
The publisher reports about 194 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6.8%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Language and Social Psychology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 11,000 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Language and Social Psychology based?
Of the 51 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (35), United Kingdom (5) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Language and Social Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Language and Social Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Language and Social Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Language and Social Psychology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .