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Coverage
2022 (also 2018)
Source type
Book Series
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Metaphor in Language, Cognition Communication
Metaphor in Language, Cognition Communication is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by John Benjamins Publishing Company.
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ISSN 2210-4836Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
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Is Metaphor in Language, Cognition Communication indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2022 (also 2018)).
What is the impact factor of Metaphor in Language, Cognition Communication?
Metaphor in Language, Cognition Communication has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Metaphor in Language, Cognition Communication and what is its ISSN?
Metaphor in Language, Cognition Communication is published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. Its ISSN is 2210-4836.
Is Metaphor in Language, Cognition Communication in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Metaphor in Language, Cognition Communication open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Metaphor in Language, Cognition Communication for 2 years, between 2018 and 2022, with 3 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2022, 4 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 192 works and 1,603 citations for the title. Its papers appear as late as 2025, 3 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2022. That pattern fits a journal Scopus stopped indexing while it kept publishing, but it can also come from a changed ISSN or merged records. Confirm the journal's current status before submitting.
How well cited is Metaphor in Language, Cognition Communication? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Metaphor in Language, Cognition Communication has an h-index of 24 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
24
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
37
i10-index
192
works indexed
1,603
total citations
Metaphor in Language, Cognition Communication published 18 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 41. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Metaphor in Language, Cognition Communication? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2022. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2022
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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