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Language Context and Text-The Social Semiotics Forum
ISSN 2589-7233 · eISSN 2589-7241 · John Benjamins Publishing Company
Language Context and Text-The Social Semiotics Forum: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Language Context and Text-The Social Semiotics Forum is published by John Benjamins Publishing Company and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Discourse Analysis in Language Studies, Language, Metaphor, and Cognition and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies, together about 43.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities21%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology12.2%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities10%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences6.6%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities5.9%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities4.8%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences4.4%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 137 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 22 | 8 | 13 |
| 2023 | 23 | 2 | 12 |
| 2022 | 19 | 1 | 24 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | 35 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- John Benjamins Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 2589-7233
- Electronic ISSN
- 2589-7241
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Language Context and Text-The Social Semiotics Forum
What CAS zone is Language Context and Text-The Social Semiotics Forum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Language Context and Text-The Social Semiotics Forum is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Language Context and Text-The Social Semiotics Forum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Language Context and Text-The Social Semiotics Forum is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Language Context and Text-The Social Semiotics Forum open access, and what is the APC?
Language Context and Text-The Social Semiotics Forum is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .