Aims and Scope of Journal of Pragmatics
The Journal of Pragmatics is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the linguistic subfield of pragmatics. It was established in 1977 by Jacob L. Mey (at that time Odense University) and Hartmut Haberland (Roskilde University). The current editors-in-chief are Anne Bezuidenhout (University of South Carolina) and Marina Terkourafi (Leiden University). Previous editors-in-chief include Michael Haugh (The University of Queensland; 2015-2020), Neal R. Norrick (Saarland University; 2010–2016) and Jonathan Culpeper (Lancaster University; 2009–2014). According to Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2019 impact factor of 1.350. Less
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| Overview | |
| Publisher | ELSEVIER |
| Language | Multi-Language |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| General Details | |
| Language | Multi-Language |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 1977 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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