Nordic Journal of Linguistics

Aims & Scope

The Nordic Journal of Linguistics is published by Cambridge University Press for the Nordic Association of Linguists.

The journal covers all branches of linguistics, with a special focus on issues related to the Nordic languages (including Finnish, Greenlandic and Saami) and on issues of general theoretical interest.

The editors encourage submission of research articles, debate contributions and book reviews.

One volume is published per calendar year, and each volume contains three issues, one of which is a thematic issue.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.6
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.385

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14162

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	46

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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.

• Laughter and Dialogue: The Social Significance of Laughter in Institutional Discourse

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Viveka

• Distributed Spatial Semantics

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Chris, Tania

• On the Phonology of Icelandic Prespiration

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Höskuldur

• The Structure of Riau Indonesian

  Citation: 38

  Authors: David

• A Grammer without Functional Categories: A Syntactic Study of Early Swedish Child Language

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Christer

• Themes and Tails: The Discourse Functions of Dislocated Elements

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Karin

• Clausal Structure and a Tier for Grammatical Marking in American Sign Language

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Debra, Benjamin, Judy, Carol

• Scandinavian pancake sentences as semantic agreement

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Hans-Olav

• Lexical specification of tone in North Germanic

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Aditi, Allison, Elisabet

• Speech Management—on the Non-written Life of Speech

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Jens, Joakim, Elisabeth

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