Critical Discourse Studies

Aims & Scope

Critical Discourse Studies is an interdisciplinary journal for the social sciences.

Its primary aim is to publish critical research that advances our understanding of how discourse figures in social processes, social structures, and social change.

Critical Discourse Studies has been established in response to the proliferation of critical discourse studies across the social sciences and humanities.

We will consider for publication papers that meet the needs of scholars in diverse disciplines and areas of study which develop critical perspectives on the relationship between discourse and social dynamics.

Relevant areas and disciplines include: anthropology, communication, linguistics, sociology, politics, political economy, education, psychology, media studies, geography, urban studies, cultural studies, management studies, literary studies, history, technology studies, legal studies, philosophy, gender studies, migration studies, ethnic studies and others.

We also welcome papers which connect critical academic research with practical concerns and agendas, including those of activist and grassroots political movements.

The scope of critical discourse studies is not limited to linguistic studies, or articles that are primarily empirical or analytical.

Critical examination of non-linguistic phenomena that take a significant discourse orientation, as well as theoretical and methodological papers that advance critical understandings of discursive phenomena, are welcomed.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	1.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7052

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	398

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.777

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	42

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis: Articulating a Feminist Discourse Praxis1

  Citation: 448

  Authors: Michelle M.

• Critical semiotic analysis and cultural political economy

  Citation: 313

  Authors: BOB

• What is multimodal critical discourse studies?

  Citation: 278

  Authors: David

• Neoliberalism as discourse: between Foucauldian political economy and Marxian poststructuralism

  Citation: 191

  Authors: Simon

• A new authenticity? Communicative practices on YouTube

  Citation: 188

  Authors: Andrew

• Representing the politics of the greenhouse effect:

  Citation: 182

  Authors: Anabela

• Extreme right-wing populism in Europe: revisiting a reified association

  Citation: 152

  Authors: Yannis, Giorgos, Nikos, Alexandros, Thomas

• Recontextualizing European higher education policies: the cases of Austria and Romania

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Ruth, Norman

• The Entrepreneurial University: A discursive profile of a higher education buzzword

  Citation: 124

  Authors: Gerlinde

• Acceptable bias? Using corpus linguistics methods with critical discourse analysis

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Paul

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