Research on Language and Social Interaction

Aims & Scope

The journal publishes the highest quality empirical and theoretical research bearing on language as it is used in interaction.

Researchers in communication, discourse analysis, conversation analysis, linguistic anthropology, and ethnography are likely to be the most active contributors, but we welcome submission of articles from the broad range of interaction researchers.

Published papers will normally involve the close analysis of naturally-occurring interaction.

The journal is also open to theoretical essays and to quantitative studies where these are tied closely to the results of naturalistic observation.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	3.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.686

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	77

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1945

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	190

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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 Psychology 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.

• Epistemics in Action: Action Formation and Territories of Knowledge

  Citation: 1121

  Authors: John

• Stance, Alignment, and Affiliation During Storytelling: When Nodding Is a Token of Affiliation

  Citation: 863

  Authors: Tanya

• Multiple Temporalities of Language and Body in Interaction: Challenges for Transcribing Multimodality

  Citation: 654

  Authors: Lorenza

• The Epistemic Engine: Sequence Organization and Territories of Knowledge

  Citation: 608

  Authors: John

• Mobilizing Response

  Citation: 566

  Authors: Tanya, Federico

• Contingency and Action: A Comparison of Two Forms of Requesting

  Citation: 482

  Authors: Traci S., Paul

• Deontic Authority in Interaction: The Right to Announce, Propose, and Decide

  Citation: 426

  Authors: Melisa, Anssi

• Constructing Social Identity: A Language Socialization Perspective

  Citation: 423

  Authors: Elinor

• Reflections on Quantification in the Study of Conversation

  Citation: 394

  Authors: Emanuel A.

• Complaints About Transgressions and Misconduct

  Citation: 324

  Authors: Paul

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