Semiotica

Aims & Scope

Semiotica is published in six annual issues, in two languages (English and French), and occasionally in German.

From time to time, Special Issues, devoted to topics of particular interest, are assembled by Guest Editors.

The publishers of Semiotica offer an annual prize, the Mouton d'Or, to the author of the best article each year.

The article is selected by an independent international jury.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

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.

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.

• Aims scope
• 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 Arts and Humanities and 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.

• Opening up Closings

  Citation: 2063

  Authors: EMANUEL A., HARVEY

• The Repertoire of Nonverbal Behavior: Categories, Origins, Usage, and Coding

  Citation: 1905

  Authors: PAUL, WALLACE V.

• Footing

  Citation: 725

  Authors: ERVING

• A Case of Precision Timing in Ordinary Conversation: Overlapped Tag-Positioned Address Terms in Closing Sequences

  Citation: 239

  Authors: GAIL

• The Theory of Meaning

  Citation: 232

  Authors: JAKOB

• Gestures as a resource for the organization of mutual orientation

  Citation: 232

  Authors: CHARLES

• Introduction: Multimodal interaction

  Citation: 222

  Authors: Tanya, Jack

• Resemiotization

  Citation: 186

  Authors:

• Gesture and coparticipation in the activity of searching for a word

  Citation: 165

  Authors: MARJORIE, CHARLES

• Facial Affect Scoring Technique: A First Validity Study

  Citation: 154

  Authors: PAUL, WALLACE V., SILVAN S.