Studies in Language

Aims & Scope

Studies in Language (SL) provides a forum for the discussion of issues in contemporary linguistics, with a particular focus on empirically well-grounded research in the functionalist tradition that recognizes the diversity and variability of human languages and of communication patterns, the historical dynamics of languages, and the embedding of language in both social practices and cognition.

Studies in Language provides for three sections and types of contributions: Regular articles: Regular articles are expected to adopt a cross-linguistic or comparative perspective and to advance our understanding of human language as such, in terms of state-of-the-art theories, methods, and analytical models or frameworks.

Regular articles on one individual language are published only to the extent that they make a contribution of general interest.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.378

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	42

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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.

• A Cross-Linguistic Survey of the Grammaticization of Evidentiality

  Citation: 481

  Authors: Thomas

• “Object complements” and conversation towards a realistic account

  Citation: 256

  Authors: Sandra A.

• The Creation of Tense and Aspect Systems in the Languages of the World

  Citation: 227

  Authors: Joan L., Östen

• The Grammaticization of Passive Morphology

  Citation: 209

  Authors: Martin

• On thetical grammar

  Citation: 177

  Authors: Gunther, Bernd, Tania

• Where Have all the Adjectives Gone?*

  Citation: 156

  Authors: R. M. W.

• The Binding Hierarchy and the Typology of Complements

  Citation: 150

  Authors: T.

• Irrealis and the Subjunctive

  Citation: 149

  Authors: T.

• Investigating the mechanisms of pattern replication in language convergence

  Citation: 137

  Authors: Yaron, Jeanette

• On contact-induced grammaticalization

  Citation: 135

  Authors: Bernd, Tania

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