Russian Journal of Linguistics

Aims & Scope

The journal covers functional and socio-cognitive aspects of different languages and publishes a wide range of interdisciplinary studies that focus on the effect of sociocultural contexts on language development and use.

This special approach allows the editors to publish research from a broad range of different linguistics subfields such as language and culture, comparative linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, cognitive linguistics, pragmatics, discourse analysis, intercultural communication, theory and practice of translation.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

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• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Emotionalisation of contemporary media discourse: A research agenda

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Franco, Douglas Mark, Tatiana V.

• COVID-19 trending neologisms and word formation processes in English

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Saleh, Ahmad S.

• “Semantic Primitives”, fifty years later

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Anna

• Introduction to Politeness and Impoliteness Research in Global Contexts

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Miriam A, Tatiana V

• Indexical and Sequential Properties of Criticisms in Initial Interactions: Implications for Examining (Im) Politeness across Cultures

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Michael, Wei-Lin Melody

• Language, culture and ideology in discursive practices

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Magdaléna, Svetlana V.

• Hyperbole and emotionalisation: Escalation of pragmatic effects of proverb and metaphor in the “Brexit” debate

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Andreas

• Identity, politeness and discursive practices in a changing world

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Zohreh R., Tatiana Viktorovna, Roya

• Computational linguistics and discourse complexology: Paradigms and research methods

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Valery Dmitrievich, Marina Ivanovna, Danielle S.

• The use of metaphor power indices for the analysis of speech impact in political public speeches

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Yuhua, Oleg I., Alexander V.