Journal metric profile

JOURNAL OF PIDGIN AND CREOLE LANGUAGES

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 0.300 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 0.500 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q4 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 249/303 Recorded category rank

JOURNAL OF PIDGIN AND CREOLE LANGUAGES JCR impact factor overview

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Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

JOURNAL OF PIDGIN AND CREOLE LANGUAGES is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING CO. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 0.300, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q4.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 249 out of 303 journals in its listed category. A Q4 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 189 total citations, 16 total articles, 16 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 0.500, which is 0.200 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 0.200. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.230.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 13.4 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 20.9 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

JOURNAL OF PIDGIN AND CREOLE LANGUAGES is identified in this record by print ISSN 0920-9034 and electronic ISSN 1569-9870. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameJOURNAL OF PIDGIN AND CREOLE LANGUAGES
Abbreviated journalJ PIDGIN CREOLE LANG
PublisherJOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING CO
Metric year2025
Overall rank18,332
ISSN0920-9034
eISSN1569-9870
Total cites189
Total articles16
Citable items16
Cited half-life13.4 years
Citing half-life20.9 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor0.300
5-Year Impact Factor0.500
Impact Factor without journal self-cites0.200
Journal Citation Indicator0.230
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ4
JCR category rank249/303
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of JOURNAL OF PIDGIN AND CREOLE LANGUAGES?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for JOURNAL OF PIDGIN AND CREOLE LANGUAGES is 0.300 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is JOURNAL OF PIDGIN AND CREOLE LANGUAGES?

JOURNAL OF PIDGIN AND CREOLE LANGUAGES is listed in quartile Q4. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes JOURNAL OF PIDGIN AND CREOLE LANGUAGES?

JOURNAL OF PIDGIN AND CREOLE LANGUAGES is listed as being published by JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING CO.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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