| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and Linguistics | 140 / 1137 | 87th | Q1 |
| Linguistics and Language | 164 / 1221 | 86th | Q1 |
| Communication | 157 / 541 | 71st | Q2 |
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Target
Target is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 3.1), WoS AHCI/SSCI. Published by John Benjamins Publishing Company.
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ISSN 0924-1884Verify ISSN ↗1569-9986Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Target indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1989–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 3.1.
What quartile is Target in Scopus?
Target is Q1 in Language and Linguistics (rank 140 of 1137), Q1 in Linguistics and Language (rank 164 of 1221) and Q2 in Communication (rank 157 of 541), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Target?
Target is indexed in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 3.1, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 87th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.795, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 53.
Who publishes Target and what is its ISSN?
Target is published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. Its print ISSN is 0924-1884 and its online ISSN is 1569-9986.
Is Target in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Target open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Target? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Target has an h-index of 72 and a 2-year mean of 0.9 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.1, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #256 of 1,037 Scopus journals in Language and Linguistics.
Target published 39 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 42. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Target? — latest 100 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from China (24.2%), United Kingdom (13.7%) and Australia (7.5%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Target? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 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 statusActive
- 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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