Social Semiotics is a peer reviewed journal that publishes high quality papers that deal with the study of semiotic resources and practices including words, images, behaviours, settings, sounds, design, etc., and the way these are connected to the organization of societies and everyday lives.
Articles must focus on a specific semiotic phenomenon and embody, in their argument and conclusion, a critique of the limitations on and variations in the ways in which semiotic resources/practices may perpetuate biases, imbalance or legitimize and maintain kinds of power interests.
Semiotic analysis in articles might draw on linguistic analysis, visual analysis, content analysis, ethnography, interviews, as well as production studies, and can be tied to political economy. The journal especially welcomes papers that analyse everyday phenomena and the sociopolitical significance of representations.
Peer Review Policy: All papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review.
Manuscripts submitted should be original, not under review by any other publication and not published elsewhere.
Journal metrics
Usage
211K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.6 (2023) Impact Factor
Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
1.8 (2023) 5 year IF
4.8 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.816 (2023) SNIP
0.528 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
32 days avg. from submission to first
decision
11 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
14% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editors: Paul Cobley - Middlesex University, UK David Machin - Shanghai International Studies University, China
Associate Editor: Gwen Bouvier - Shanghai International Studies University, China
Book Reviews Editor: Alin Olteanu - RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Social Media Editor: Changpeng Huan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
International Advisory Panel: Giorgia Aiello - Leeds University, UK Chris Arning - Warwick University, UK Michal Krzyzanowski - Uppsala University, Sweden Theo van Leeuwen - University of Southern Denmark, Denmark Gavin Brookes - University of Lancaster, UK Anti Randviir – University of Tartu, Estonia John E. Richardson – University of Liverpool, UK George Rossolatos – University of Kassel, Germany Neyla Pardo - National University of Columbia, Columbia Crispin Thurlow - University of Bern, Switzerland Fabio de Leonardis - independent scholar, Italy Ramona Pistol - University of Hertfordshire, UK Göran Eriksson - Örebro University, Sweden Theresa Catalano - University of Nebraska, USA Phil Graham - independent scholar, Australia Mieke Vandenbroucke - University of Antwerp, Belgium Tommaso M. Milani - Pennsylvania State University, USA Kjell Lars Berge - University of Oslo, Norway
Updated 23 May 2024
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted/ Indexed in: A P A I S: Australian Public Affairs Information Service; Alternative Press Index; Arts & Humanities Citation Index; Communication Abstracts; Current Contents - Arts & Humanitites; Current Contents - Social & Behavioral Sciences; Educational Research Abstracts Online; Electronic Collections Online; International Bibliography of the Social Sciences; Left Index; Linguistics Abstracts; Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts; MLA Directory of Periodicals; M L A International Bibliography; Multicultural Education Abstracts; OCLC; R I L M Abstracts of Music Literature; Social Planning/Policy & Development Abstracts; Social Sciences Citation Index; Social Services Abstracts; Social Theory: A bibliographic Series; Sociological Abstracts; Sociology of Education Abstracts; Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts and Ulrich's Directory of Periodicals
Open access
Social Semiotics is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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