Metaphor and Symbol Impact Factor 2026: 2.61

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At a glanceMetaphor and Symbol is listed in SSCI, AHCI, Scopus, JCR 2024. Published by Routledge, it has 625 published works, cited 26,224 times (h-index 82). Its impact factor* of 2.61 ranks it 32 of 426 in Language & Linguistics. 48% of its recent research articles name a funder, most often National Social Science Fund of China. Papers by ScholarsColab mentors and the researchers we track appear here as soon as they publish in it. Data updated 22 October 2026.

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Impact factor*2.61Rank 32 of 426 in Language & Linguistics IndexingSSCIAHCIScopusJCR 2024Confirm on the official lists before you submit

RetractionsNoneNone on record under this name

01Impact factor

Impact factor of Metaphor and Symbol (2026)

Impact factor (2-year)2.61calculated by ScholarsColab

Rank in category#32of 426 by citedness

h-index82

Papers published625cited 26,224 times

The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Metaphor and Symbol published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, calculated by ScholarsColab. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.

Rank in its subject categories

Language & Linguisticsrank 32 of 426 journals
Linguisticsrank 50 of 309 journals

Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.

Quartile of Metaphor and Symbol

A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Metaphor and Symbol is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.

Citations and papers per year

Citations per year

Papers per year

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02Funders

Who funds research published in Metaphor and Symbol

Articles naming a funder48%of 42 recent articles

Funders named most often

National Social Science Fund of China2

Faculty of Humanities at VU Amsterdam1

government of Extremadura, Spain1

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship1

SSHRC Insight Development Grant1

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03Indexing

Indexing of Metaphor and Symbol

List	Status
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)	Not listed
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)	✓ Listed
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)	✓ Listed
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)	Not listed
Scopus	✓ Listed
Journal Citation Reports 2024	✓ Listed

ISSN: 1092-6488
eISSN: 1532-7868
Publisher: Routledge all its journals →
Subjects: Language & Linguistics, Linguistics

From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor on this page is calculated by ScholarsColab (see how the impact factor works).

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04How to submit

How to submit to Metaphor and Symbol

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05Reviewer comments

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06Same subject

Language & Linguistics journals with a similar impact factor*

The journals next to Metaphor and Symbol when the 380 journals of Language & Linguistics in our data are ranked by impact factor*:

Rank	Journal	Impact factor*	Indexing	Open access
28	Linguistics and Education	3.10	AHCI, SSCI	Subscription
29	Interpreting International Journal of Research and Practice in Interpreting	3.02	AHCI, SSCI	Subscription
30	Revue roumaine de linguistique	2.90	AHCI, SSCI	Subscription
31	Translation Spaces	2.79	ESCI	Subscription
33	Studies in Language	2.50	AHCI, SSCI	Subscription
34	Annual Review of Linguistics	2.48	AHCI, SSCI	Subscription
35	Biolinguistics	2.44	ESCI	Fully open access
36	Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages	2.34	AHCI, SSCI	Subscription

*Impact factor calculated by ScholarsColab (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.

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07Questions

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What is the impact factor of Metaphor and Symbol?

Based on ScholarsColab citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Metaphor and Symbol is 2.61: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 2.61 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.

What is the h-index of Metaphor and Symbol?

The h-index of Metaphor and Symbol is 82 (October 2026): 82 of its papers have each been cited at least 82 times. Its i10-index is 337.

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Is Metaphor and Symbol indexed in Scopus?

Yes. Metaphor and Symbol appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Is Metaphor and Symbol an SCIE journal?

Metaphor and Symbol is listed in SSCI and AHCI of the Web of Science Core Collection, but not in SCIE, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Is Metaphor and Symbol in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?

Yes. Metaphor and Symbol is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.

Does Metaphor and Symbol offer an APC waiver?

Metaphor and Symbol follows the policy of Taylor & Francis: 100% waiver for low-income and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.

Who funds research published in Metaphor and Symbol?

48% of 42 recent research articles in Metaphor and Symbol name a funder; the funders named most often are National Social Science Fund of China, Faculty of Humanities at VU Amsterdam, government of Extremadura, Spain.