Signs and Society

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country: United Kingdom · Western Europe
Type: journal
ISSN: 23264489

23264497

Scopus 0,819 SJR

Scopus Q1 SJR Q

WoS Q1 JCR Q

WoS 2 JIF

Scopus 19 H-Index

Integrated evaluation

Scopus side is Scimago SJR; WoS side is Master Journal List + JCR/JIF. Sources are matched on ISSN. WoS / JCR metrics are available for 1997 and later years only.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Scopus

Scopus · Scimago

SJR 0,819
Quartile Q1
H-Index 19
Cites/doc 2,7
Docs (3y) 47
Cites (3y) 136

Clarivate

Web of Science · JCR · 2025

JCR Q Q1
JIF 2
5Y JIF 1,8
JCI 1,33

WoS indexes

AHCI
SSCI

Subject classification

Categories (SJR)

Communication Q1
Cultural Studies Q1
Linguistics and Language Q1
Visual Arts and Performing Arts Q1

Areas

Arts and Humanities
Social Sciences

WoS categories

Anthropology | Communication | Linguistics
Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Yearly quartile comparison

Scimago (SJR) for all years; Clarivate (JCR / JIF / JCI) from 1997 onward. Latest year stays open; older years start collapsed.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: JCR Q, JIF, 5Y JIF, JCI, and JCI Q are blank before 1997 — WoS/JCR data on this site starts in 1997.
Year	SJR Q	JCR Q (1997+)	SJR	JIF (1997+)	5Y JIF (1997+)	JCI (1997+)	JCI Q (1997+)	H-Index
2025	Q1	Q1	0,819	2	1,8	1,33	Q1	19
2024	Q1	Q2	0,374	1,2	1,1	0,93	Q1	15
2023	Q1	Q2	0,34	1	1,6	0,86	Q1	15
2022	Q1	Q4	0,169	0,5	1,1	0,62	Q2	15
2021	Q1	Q4	0,779	0,6	1,3	1,73	Q1	15
2020	Q1	Q2	0,783	1,5	1,2	2,05	Q1	15
2019	Q1	—	1,166	—	—	—	—	15
2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15
2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15
2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15

JCR category quartile history

JCR / JCI quartile by year and category. 1997 and later.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: This table shows Clarivate category quartile records from 1997 onward.
Year	Category	Edition	JCR Q (1997+)	JCI Q (1997+)	Rank
2025	ANTHROPOLOGY	SSCI	Q1	Q1	20/143
2025	COMMUNICATION	SSCI	Q2	Q1	80/227
2025	HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	AHCI	—	Q1	—
2025	LINGUISTICS	SSCI	Q2	Q1	80/312
2024	ANTHROPOLOGY	SSCI	Q2	Q2	48/141
2024	COMMUNICATION	SSCI	Q3	Q2	123/227
2024	HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	AHCI	—	Q1	—
2024	LINGUISTICS	SSCI	Q2	Q2	114/306
2023	ANTHROPOLOGY	SSCI	Q2	Q2	65/139
2023	COMMUNICATION	SSCI	Q3	Q2	128/228
2023	HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	AHCI	—	Q1	—
2023	LINGUISTICS	SSCI	Q2	Q2	129/296
2022	ANTHROPOLOGY	SSCI	Q4	Q2	75/92
2022	COMMUNICATION	SSCI	Q4	Q2	93/96
2022	HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	AHCI	—	Q2	—
2022	LINGUISTICS	SSCI	Q4	Q3	151/194
2021	ANTHROPOLOGY	SSCI	Q4	Q1	79/93
2021	COMMUNICATION	SSCI	Q4	Q1	94/95
2021	HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	AHCI	—	Q1	—
2021	LINGUISTICS	SSCI	Q4	Q1	153/195
2020	ANTHROPOLOGY	SSCI	Q2	Q1	40/93
2020	COMMUNICATION	SSCI	Q4	Q1	78/95
2020	HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	AHCI	—	Q1	—
2020	LINGUISTICS	SSCI	Q2	Q1	80/193