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Journal of Language and Social Psychology Template

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About the Journal of Language and Social Psychology format

Journal of Language and Social Psychology is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies, Social and Intergroup Psychology, Discourse Analysis in Language Studies.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies Social and Intergroup Psychology Discourse Analysis in Language Studies Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Multilingual Education and Policy
ISSN0261-927X
Citation impact (2-yr)1.92
h-index104
i10-index796
Total citations56,877
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Journal websitejls.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Journal of Language and Social Psychology per year

56
2014
56
2015
42
2016
54
2017
34
2018
59
2019
49
2020
45
2021
31
2022
42
2023
29
2024
54
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Language and Social Psychology by publication year

2.2K
2014
1.2K
2015
658
2016
1.1K
2017
416
2018
1.2K
2019
1.4K
2020
528
2021
353
2022
274
2023
93
2024
84
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Language and Social Psychology

The Psychological Meaning of Words: LIWC and Computerized Text Analysis Methods

Yla Tausczik, James W. Pennebaker · 8 Dec 2009

We are in the midst of a technological revolution whereby, for the first time, researchers can link daily word use to a broad array of real-world behaviors. This article reviews several computerized text analysis methods and describes how Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) was created and validated. LIWC is a transparent text analysis program…

5,800 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Linguistic Landscape and Ethnolinguistic Vitality

Rodrigue Landry, Richard Y. Bourhis · 1 Mar 1997

Linguistic landscape refers to the visibility and salience of languages on public and commercial signs in agiven territory or region. It is proposed that the linguistic landscape may serve important informational and symbolic functions as a marker of the relative power and status of the linguistic communities inhabiting the territory. Using the theoretical framework of…

2,167 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Interpersonal Expectations, Expectancy Violations, and Emotional Communication

Judee K. Burgoon · 1 Mar 1993

In this article, key concepts and propositions of expectancy violations theory are explicated and then applied to emotional communication. It is proposed that emotional experience and expression can profitably be understood according to what experiences and expressions are expected in interpersonal relationships, the extent to which enacted expressions deviate positively or negatively from expectancies, the…

1,042 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Personality, Attitudes, and Affect as Predictors of Second Language Communication

Peter D. MacIntyre, Catherine Charos · 1 Mar 1996

Numerous studies have established the importance of affective variables, such as attitudes, motivation, perceived competence, and anxiety, in predicting success in second language learning and communication. Path analysis was used to investigate the relations among these variables, to examine their impacton the frequency ofsecond language communication, and to examine the role of global personality traits.…

Journal of Language and Social Psychology template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Journal of Language and Social Psychology use?
Journal of Language and Social Psychology uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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