Sign Systems Studies JCR impact factor overview
This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.
Sign Systems Studies metric snapshot
Sign Systems Studies has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is TARTU UNIV PRESS. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.300. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 0.900, giving a second citation window for comparison.
How the citation indicators compare
The five-year Journal Impact Factor (0.900) is 0.400 points lower than the standard Journal Impact Factor (1.300). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 0.700, a difference of 0.600 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 2.690. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.
Citation and publication counts
For 2025, the directory record for Sign Systems Studies lists total cites: 306; total articles: 22; citable items: 23. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.
Citation half-life profile
The cited half-life is 8.8 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 13.7 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.
Identifiers and verification
Sign Systems Studies is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1406-4243 and electronic ISSN 1736-7409. The publisher is recorded as TARTU UNIV PRESS. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.
Complete journal information
Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.
| Journal name | Sign Systems Studies |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated journal | SIGN SYST STUD |
| Publisher | TARTU UNIV PRESS |
| Metric year | 2025 |
| Overall rank | 11,740 |
| ISSN | 1406-4243 |
| eISSN | 1736-7409 |
| Total cites | 306 |
| Total articles | 22 |
| Citable items | 23 |
| Cited half-life | 8.8 years |
| Citing half-life | 13.7 years |
| JCR-based Journal Impact Factor | 1.300 |
| 5-Year Impact Factor | 0.900 |
| Impact Factor without journal self-cites | 0.700 |
| Journal Citation Indicator | 2.690 |
| JCR Impact Factor quartile | Not available |
| JCR category rank | Not available |
| Database record updated |
Frequently asked questions
What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Sign Systems Studies?
The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Sign Systems Studies is 1.300 for the 2025 metric year.
What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of Sign Systems Studies?
The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for Sign Systems Studies is 0.900. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.
Who publishes Sign Systems Studies?
Sign Systems Studies is listed in this directory as being published by TARTU UNIV PRESS.
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