International_Journal_of_the_Sociology_of_Language

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International Journal of the Sociology of Language

Academic journal

The International Journal of the Sociology of Language is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of sociology of language. It was established in 1974 by the eminent sociologist of language Joshua Fishman, who has served many years as editor-in-chief,.[1] Today, the editor is Ofelia Garcia Otheguy. Each issue focuses on a single topic within the scope of the journal's field, for example "Sociolinguistic Issues in Azerbaijan", "The Official Language Minorities in Canada" and "Jewish Language Contact".[2] Each issue also publishes a book review and many issues also include a study relating to the sociology of endangered languages or small language communities. The journal is published by Walter de Gruyter.

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The European Reference Index for the Humanities categorizes it in the "INT2" sub-category ("international publications with significant visibility and influence in the various research domains in different countries").[3][failed verification] The journal is abstracted and indexed by International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, MLA International Bibliography, IBR Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen geistes- und sozial wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftenliteratur, and Anthropological Literature.[4]

Google Scholar calculates that the h5-index for this journal is 16, the h5-index being "the largest number h such that h articles published in 2010-2014 have at least h citations each."[5] The h5-median score is 22; "the h5-median for a publication is the median number of citations for the articles that make up its h5-index."

References

  1. [1]
    Joshua A. Fishman. 1997. Reflections about (or prompted by) International Journal of the Sociology of Language. In The Early Days of Sociolinguistics: Memories and Reflections, ed. by Christina Bratt Paulston and G. Richard Tucker, pp. 237-241. Dallas: SIL International.
  2. [2]
    Jewish Language Contact = International Journal of the Sociology of Language 226, edited in 2014 by Ghil'ad Zuckermann.
  3. [3]
    "ERIH Foreword : European Science Foundation". Esf.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
  4. [4]
    "International Journal of the Sociology of Language". Degruyter.com. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  5. [5]
    Citation & explanation of score


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