Journal of Language and Politics

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Language and Politics (JLP) represents an interdisciplinary and critical forum for analysing and discussing the various dimensions in the interplay between language and politics.

It locates at the intersection of several social science disciplines including communication and media research, linguistics, discourse studies, political science, political sociology or political psychology.

It focuses mainly on the empirically-founded research on the role of language and wider communication in all social processes and dynamics that can be deemed as political.

Its focus is therefore not limited to the ’institutional’ field of politics or to the traditional channels of political communication but extends to a wide range of social fields, actions and media (incl. traditional and online) where political and politicised ideas are linguistically and discursively constructed and communicated.

Articles submitted to JLP should bring together social theory, sociological concepts, political theories, and in-depth, empirical, communication- and language-oriented analysis.

They have to be problem-oriented and rely on well-informed contemporary as well as historical contextualisation of the analysed social and political dynamics.

Methodologies can be qualitative, quantitative or mixed, but must in any case be systematic and anchored in relevant social science disciplines.

They may focus on various dimensions of political communication in general and of political language/discourse in particular.

JLP welcomes review papers of any research monograph or edited volume which takes a critical and analytical approach to the study of language and politics, as broadly conceived above.

If you are interested in reviewing any recent, relevant text please email the JLP Reviews Editor, Dr.

Bernhard Forchtner, at bf79 at leicester.ac.uk and we can arrange for a book copy to be sent to you.

JLP publishes its articles Online First.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.70

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	317

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.704

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	41

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8045

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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 Arts and Humanities 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.

• A corpus-based approach to discourses of refugees and asylum seekers in UN and newspaper texts

  Citation: 229

  Authors: Paul, Tony

• The representation of refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants in British newspapers

  Citation: 193

  Authors: Majid

• Radical right-wing parties in Europe

  Citation: 149

  Authors: Jens

• Right-wing populism in Europe & USA

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Ruth, Michał

• The “Tweet Politics” of President Trump

  Citation: 132

  Authors: Ramona

• Bringing Discourse Theory into Media Studies

  Citation: 113

  Authors: Nico, Benjamin

• European identities and the revival of nationalism in the European Union

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Ruth, Salomi

• Uncivility on the web

  Citation: 97

  Authors: Michał, Per

• Discourse theory in populism research

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Yannis

• Political Discourse Analysis from the point of view of Translation Studies

  Citation: 92

  Authors: Christina

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