Deutsch als Fremdsprache
Langenscheidt · Germany
ISSN0011-9741eISSN2198-2430
SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR
28
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS ESCI+10
✓ Scopus Q2+18
Total28
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.184
H-Index
13
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.135
Total Works
4,198
Total Citations
1,813
2yr Mean Citedness
0.13
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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources
Deutsch als Fremdsprache is an Open Access journal in Social Sciences, Education, Linguistics and Language. It focuses on practical questions of language acquisition and language teaching on a theoretical and empirical level.
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
General Information
Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageGerman
1st Year Published—
Annual Volume~ 43 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications4,198
Publisher OrgLangenscheidt
Submission Info
Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Review—
Review Time—
Acceptance Rate—
OA License—
OA Rate—
Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
6/12 · 50%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
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Does the journal have a website?
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Is the ISSN verified?
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
❌
Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
✅
Primary language documented?
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher
SJR Quartile by Discipline
Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.
Linguistics and LanguageQ2
EducationQ4
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Language & Linguistics
Scopus Categories
Linguistics and LanguageEducation
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Linguistic research and analysisLinguistic Education and PedagogySecond Language Learning and TeachingLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityGender Studies in Language
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