Language

Language is published by Linguistic Society of America and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistics and language evolution, Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation and Linguistic Variation and Morphology, together about 29.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Linguistic Society of America Advancing the scientific study of language Who we are The Linguistic Society of America (LSA), founded in 1924, is the leading U.S. professional organization dedicated to advancing the scientific study of language. We are teaching and research professors, data scientists, Natural Language Processing and Understanding experts, K-12 teachers, community language revitalization specialists, language documentarians, UX researchers, non-profit owners, translators, and software engineers. To learn more detailed information regarding LSA’s leadership structure; commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field; ethics in language studies; and LSA honors and awards, navigate the menu to the left. How many languages do you speak? Linguistics is actually not about learning to speak lots of languages (although some of our members do). Rather, linguistics is the scientific study of language. We use systematic data collection and analysis to explore the unconscious knowledge humans have about language, the general and specific structures of language, and how languages impact social interaction. Our work includes the study of languages in all of the major -- and many of the minor -- language families of the world. Here are some of them: Languages of the LSA What we do Advance language research, policy, teaching and technology With members employed across academia, industry, government, and the non-profit sector, the LSA convenes the researchers and practitioners shaping the future of language science, AI, and communication technologies. Publish cutting edge research The LSA publishes four open access journals, each disseminating state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed reseach. Provide professional development The LSA offers opportunities for continuing professional development both in person and virtually. At the LSA Annual Meeting, which is the only event that brings linguists from every specialty area, subdisciplinary field, and employment sector, together in one place. Participants share the latest findings, methods, and theoretical developments in language science. The LEXING Symposium, an anchor event of the Annual Meeting, provides dynamic opportunities for linguists working in industry, non-profits, and government to share their work, gain skills to advance their careers, and build their professional networks. The LSA also offers year-round virtual professional development opportunities through webinars, presidential f

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Research area (LetPub): Multiple

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Impact

Impact factor

1.78LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

3LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.88LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.76LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

397OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

4,849OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.39OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

15%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

2.11%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

37LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles per year (publisher)

2,012Publisher website · 2026-09-29

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Publisher

Linguistic Society of America

ISSN

0097-8507

Electronic ISSN

1535-0665

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