Cognitive Linguistics

Aims & Scope

Cognitive Linguistics presents a forum for linguistic research of all kinds on the interaction between language and cognition.

The journal focuses on language as an instrument for organizing, processing and conveying information.

Cognitive Linguistics is a peer-reviewed journal of international scope and seeks to publish only works that represent a significant advancement to the theory or methods of cognitive linguistics, or that present an unknown or understudied phenomenon.

Topics the structural characteristics of natural language categorization (such as prototypicality, cognitive models, metaphor, and imagery); the functional principles of linguistic organization, as illustrated by iconicity; the conceptual interface between syntax and semantics; the experiential background of language-in-use, including the cultural background; the relationship between language and thought, including matters of universality and language specificity.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Psychology and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Understanding figurative and literal language: The graded salience hypothesis

  Citation: 574

  Authors: RACHEL

• The Invariance Hypothesis: is abstract reason based on image-schemas?

  Citation: 491

  Authors: GEORGE

• Metonymy: Developing a cognitive linguistic view

  Citation: 313

  Authors: ZOLTÁN, GÜNTER

• Subjectification

  Citation: 301

  Authors: RONALD W.

• Reference-point constructions

  Citation: 271

  Authors: RONALD W.

• Towards a dialogic syntax

  Citation: 266

  Authors: John W.

• Metaphtonymy: the interaction of metaphor and metonymy in expressions for linguistic action

  Citation: 255

  Authors: LOUIS

• Demonstratives, joint attention, and the emergence of grammar

  Citation: 241

  Authors: Holger

• Learning argument structure generalizations

  Citation: 229

  Authors:

• First steps toward a usage-based theory of language acquisition

  Citation: 223

  Authors: