International Journal of American Linguistics

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of American Linguistics is dedicated to the documentation and analysis of the indigenous languages of the Americas.

Founded by Franz Boas and Pliny Earle Goddard in 1917, IJAL is an important repository for research based on field work and archival materials on the languages of North and South America.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.141

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	27

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
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• 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.

• Towards Greater Accuracy in Lexicostatistic Dating

  Citation: 272

  Authors: Morris

• On the Methodology of Semantic Fieldwork

  Citation: 158

  Authors: Lisa

• A Quantitative Approach to the Morphological Typology of Language

  Citation: 113

  Authors: Joseph H.

• Salish Internal Relationships

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Morris

• Phonological Features of Tone

  Citation: 89

  Authors:

• <i>Het Passieve Karakter van het Verbum Transitivum of van het Verbum Actionis in Talen van Noord-Amerika (The Passive Character of the Transitive Verb or of the Active Verb in Languages of North America)</i>. C. C. Uhlenbeck

  Citation: 81

  Authors: E.

• Linguistic Prehistory in the Great Basin

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Sydney M.

• Evidentials in the Tuyuca Verb

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Janet

• Changes in Basic Word Order in Mayan Languages

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Nora C.

• The Place of Inference within the Evidential System

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Ferdinand

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