Global Chinese

Aims & Scope

Global Chinese responds to the fast-growing scholarly interests in Chinese as a global language, and the need for an international and interdisciplinary forum for research on the language and its users worldwide.

It publishes original, peer-reviewed research articles on i) structural variations and change of the Chinese language as used by speakers in different parts of the world, including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, Southeast Asian countries (e.g.

Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand) and elsewhere; ii) language maintenance and language shift amongst the Chinese diasporas; iii) lingua franca communication amongst the Chinese, and Global Chinese as a lingua franca; iv) learner varieties of Chinese; v) language policy, planning, attitude and ideology regarding Chinese as a global language, and other related topics.

Studies using innovative and interdisciplinary research methods are particularly welcome, as are conceptual and theoretical articles.

The journal also publishes debates, short notes, book reviews, and regional profiles.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.140

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	9

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25314

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	12

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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

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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.

• Cantonese as written language in Hong Kong

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Robert S.

• Representations of Chinese Language Learning in Contemporary English-language News Media: Hope, Hype, and Fear

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Patricia A., Tim, Liam, Rachel

• Chinese as a global language: Negotiating ideologies and identities

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Bal Krishna

• The Hong Kong Cantonese language: Current features and future prospects

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Robert S.

• Language teacher identity construction: Insights from non-native Chinese-speaking teachers in a Danish higher educational context

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Chun, Ying

• “古、方、普、外”——论全球华语研究的四个视角

  Citation: 10

  Authors: 王

• Learning Cantonese as an additional language (CAL) or not: What the CAL learners say

  Citation: 10

  Authors: David C. S., Shuet, Hon Fong, Zhichang

• Non-English lingua franca? Mobility, market and ideologies of the Chinese language in Nepal

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Bal Krishna

• Language play in and with Chinese: traditional genres and contemporary developments

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Li, Tong King

• A local voice of Macau: Traditional Characters, code-switching and Written Cantonese in an internet forum

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Brian,

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