Journal of Sociolinguistics

The Journal of Sociolinguistics is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers topics in sociolinguistics. Its scope encompasses a wide range of languages treated from a multidisciplinary point of view. It was established in 1997 and appears four times a year. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell and the current editor in chief is Monica Heller (sociolinguist),(University of Toronto).

Abstracting and indexing
The journal is indexed in the following services:


 * Academic Search and Academic Search Premier
 * Communication & Mass Media Index
 * CSA Biological Sciences Database
 * CSA Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Database
 * Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences
 * Ecology Abstracts
 * Educational Research Abstracts Online
 * FRANCIS
 * IBR & IBZ: International Bibliographies of Periodical Literature
 * Journal Citation Reports, Social Science Edition
 * Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts
 * PsycINFO
 * Social Sciences Citation Index
 * Social Services Abstracts
 * SocINDEX
 * Sociological Abstracts

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 1.200.