Journal of Linguistic Anthropology

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Linguistic Anthropology (JLA), a publication of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA), publishes articles and other materials based on anthropological study of language and language-related issues—particularly ethnographic research concerned with the relationships among language, society, and culture.

Keywords anthropology, linguistics, linguistic anthropology, anthropological linguistics, language, communication, ethnography, American Anthropological Association, AAA, journal, anthropology journal, Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, JLA, Society for Linguistic Anthropology, SLA, SLA journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8588

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	138

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.666

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	62

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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.

• Voice, Footing, Enregisterment

  Citation: 710

  Authors: Asif

• Genre, Intertextuality, and Social Power

  Citation: 668

  Authors: Charles L., Richard

• Axes of Evals

  Citation: 320

  Authors: Michael

• Standardization, Racialization, Languagelessness: Raciolinguistic Ideologies across Communicative Contexts

  Citation: 311

  Authors: Jonathan Daniel

• Simultaneity and Bivalency as Strategies in Bilingualism

  Citation: 302

  Authors: Kathryn A.

• The Social Circulation of Media Discourse and the Mediation of Communities

  Citation: 248

  Authors: Debra

• "Expert Rhetorics" in Advocacy for Endangered Languages: Who Is Listening, and What Do They Hear?

  Citation: 236

  Authors: Jane H.

• Language Ideologies Compared

  Citation: 172

  Authors: Susan

• Invited Forum: Bridging the “Language Gap”

  Citation: 166

  Authors: Netta, Eric, Shirley, Teresa, Elinor, Tamar, Susan, Ana Celia, Jonathan, Nelson, H. Samy, Django

• A Competent Speaker Who Can't Speak: The Social Life of Aphasia

  Citation: 166

  Authors: CHARLES

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