Journal profile · Social Sciences-Anthropology
Language Discourse Society
ISSN 2239-4192 · International Sociological Association · Spain
Language Discourse Society: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Language Discourse Society is published by International Sociological Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural and political discourse analysis, Discourse Analysis in Language Studies and Linguistics and Discourse Analysis, together about 38.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Language, Discourse, & Society is an international peer-reviewed journal, est. in Europe in 2011 by RC25 of ISA and focused on advancing sociological knowledge concerning language, face-to-face interaction, and other language-related social phenomena.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Anthropology
Editor-in-chief Anna Odrowaz-CoatesPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences17.5%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities10.7%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities10.7%
- Linguistic and Sociocultural StudiesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Gender Studies in LanguageSocial Sciences5.8%
- Media Discourse and Social AnalysisSocial Sciences5.8%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities4.9%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | Q3 | 290/536 | 45th |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 498/744 | 32nd |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 1045/1530 | 31st |
| Communication | Q3 | 389/541 | 28th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Erih+, CEJSH, PBN, ROAD/ the Directory of Open Access scholarly Resources, Google Scholar, Norwegian register for scientific journals at level 1Publisher 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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 46 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
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
- International Sociological Association
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish, French
- ISSN
- 2239-4192
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 1 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Language Discourse Society
How long does peer review take at Language Discourse Society?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 weeks. 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 Language Discourse Society?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date. 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.
Which databases index Language Discourse Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Language Discourse Society is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Language Discourse Society open access, and what is the APC?
Language Discourse Society is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .