AbstractLet R be a commutative ring with identity and Y be an unitary R-module. We say a non-zero submodule s of Y is a J – small semiprime if and only if for whenever i ∈ R, y ∈ Y,(Y) is small in Y and i2y ∈ S + Rad (Y) implies iy ∈ S. In this paper, we investigate some properties and characterizations of these class of submodules