Discourse Studies

Aims & Scope

Discourse Studies is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal for the study of text and talk.

Publishing outstanding work on the structures and strategies of written and spoken discourse, special attention is given to cross-disciplinary studies of text and talk in linguistics, anthropology, ethnomethodology, cognitive and social psychology, communication studies and law.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5857

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	251

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.883

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	74

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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 Psychology and 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.

• Identity and interaction: a sociocultural linguistic approach

  Citation: 1835

  Authors: Mary, Kira

• Stance and engagement: a model of interaction in academic discourse

  Citation: 927

  Authors: Ken

• Legitimizing Immigration Control: A Discourse-Historical Analysis

  Citation: 656

  Authors: THEO, RUTH

• Moving forward with membership categorization analysis: Methods for systematic analysis

  Citation: 385

  Authors: Elizabeth

• Politeness, Power and Provocation: How Humour Functions in the Workplace

  Citation: 368

  Authors: JANET

• Multimodal resources for turn-taking

  Citation: 353

  Authors: Lorenza

• Moaning, whinging and laughing: the subjective side of complaints

  Citation: 265

  Authors: Derek

• Directives: Entitlement and contingency in action

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Alexandra, Jonathan

• Discourse, context and cognition

  Citation: 222

  Authors: Teun A.

• Rhetorical Structure Theory: looking back and moving ahead

  Citation: 198

  Authors: Maite, William C.

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