Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Langage et Societe
ISSN 0181-4095 · eISSN 2101-0382 · Maison des Sciences de l'homme
Langage et Societe: subscription journal; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Langage et Societe is published by Maison des Sciences de l'homme. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies, Linguistics and Discourse Analysis and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies, together about 43% of its articles. Its main subfields are Linguistics and Language and Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Fondée en 1977, Langage & Société est une revue internationale trimestrielle. Soutenue par le CNRS, elle publie en sociolinguistique, analyse de discours, sociologie du langage, étude des interactions verbales. Son lectorat comme ses auteurs sont internationaux. Chaque numéro comprend un dossier thématique, des varia et des comptes rendus. La revue publie essentiellement en français, et, à concurrence d’un article par numéro, en d’autres langues (anglais, espagnol, allemand, etc.).
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
- Linguistic and Sociocultural StudiesSocial Sciences19.7%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities12.5%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities10.8%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities7.9%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences7%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences5.6%
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences4.9%
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and Linguistics | Q2 | 401/1137 | 64th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q2 | 488/1221 | 59th |
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
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 314OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,360 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 2 | 382 |
| 2025 | 28 | 7 | 567 |
| 2024 | 34 | 17 | 1,410 |
| 2023 | 43 | 41 | 823 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 992 |
| 2021 | 117 | 98 | 1,118 |
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
- comptes rendusChaque numéro comprend un dossier thématique, des varia et des comptes rendus.Length not stated
- dossier thématiqueChaque numéro comprend un dossier thématique, des varia et des comptes rendus.Length not stated
- variaChaque numéro comprend un dossier thématique, des varia et des comptes rendus.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
A partir de 2000, les numéros de la revue Langage & société sont diffusés sur le portail Cairn avec une barrière mobile de 3 ans. Model summary
A partir de 2000, les numéros de la revue Langage & société sont diffusés sur le portail Cairn avec une barrière mobile de 3 ans.
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
- Maison des Sciences de l'homme
- ISSN
- 0181-4095
- Electronic ISSN
- 2101-0382
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Langage et Societe
Which databases index Langage et Societe?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Langage et Societe is indexed in Scopus.
Is Langage et Societe open access, and what is the APC?
Langage et Societe 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .