Journal of Sociolinguistics explained

Journal of Sociolinguistics
Cover:	Journal of Sociolinguistics cover.gif
Editor:	Monica Heller
Discipline:	Sociolinguistics
Abbreviation:	J. Socioling.
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
Country:	United Kingdom
Frequency:	5/year
History:	1997–present
Impact:	1.623
Impact-Year:	2017
Website:	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-9841
Oclc:	49863808
Lccn:	97657172
Issn:	1360-6441
Eissn:	1467-9841

The Journal of Sociolinguistics is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers topics in sociolinguistics. Its scope encompasses a wide range of languages treated from a multidisciplinary point of view. It was established in 1997 and appears four times a year. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell and the current editor in chief is Monica Heller (sociolinguist),(University of Toronto).

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is indexed in the following services:^[1]

• Academic Search and Academic Search Premier
• Communication & Mass Media Index
• CSA Biological Sciences Database
• CSA Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Database
• Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences
• Ecology Abstracts
• Educational Research Abstracts Online
• FRANCIS
• IBR & IBZ: International Bibliographies of Periodical Literature
• Journal Citation Reports, Social Science Edition
• Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts
• PsycINFO
• Social Sciences Citation Index
• Social Services Abstracts
• SocINDEX
• Sociological Abstracts

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 1.200.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Journal of Sociolinguistics / Abstracting and Indexing . Journal of Sociolinguistics . 2010 . 2010-12-27. 10.1111/(ISSN)1467-9841 .
2. Book: 2017 . Journal of Sociolinguistics . 2016 Journal Citation Reports . . Social Sciences . Web of Science. Journal Citation Reports .