Journal profile · LINGUISTICS
Sign Language Studies
ISSN 0302-1475 · eISSN 1533-6263 · Gallaudet University Press
Sign Language Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sign Language Studies is published by Gallaudet University Press 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 Hearing Impairment and Communication, Hand Gesture Recognition Systems and Disability Rights and Representation, together about 52.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LINGUISTICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hearing Impairment and CommunicationPsychology36.1%
- Hand Gesture Recognition SystemsComputer Science10.4%
- Disability Rights and RepresentationSocial Sciences6.2%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences6.1%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities5.2%
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology4.5%
- Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.2%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities3.6%
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 | 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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 467OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,322 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 3 | 540 |
| 2025 | 27 | 3 | 986 |
| 2024 | 50 | 6 | 1,787 |
| 2023 | 22 | 3 | 924 |
| 2022 | 16 | 3 | 1,891 |
| 2021 | 26 | 3 | 1,351 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press
- ISSN
- 0302-1475
- Electronic ISSN
- 1533-6263
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sign Language Studies
What CAS zone is Sign Language Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sign Language Studies is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Sign Language Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sign Language Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Sign Language Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Sign Language Studies 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; 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: .