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Annual Review of Applied Linguistics

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0267-1905eISSN1471-6356
SJR Q1WOS SSCIWOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
2.374
H-Indexi
122
SNIPi
1.649
Total Worksi
805
Total Citationsi
48,833
2yr Mean Citednessi
7.06
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Annual Review of Applied Linguistics publishes review articles on all aspects of applied linguistics, including language acquisition, bilingualism, language education, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, and language testing.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive
Total Publications805
Publisher OrgCambridge University Press
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0267-1905 / 1471-6356
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
17
677
2019
12
733
2020
11
120
2021
22
427
2022
13
359
2023
14
260
2024
18
188
2025
11
4
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Linguistics and LanguageQ1
Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningMultilingual Education and PolicySecond Language Learning and TeachingSecond Language Acquisition and LearningDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Applied Linguistics

Is Annual Review of Applied Linguistics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annual Review of Applied Linguistics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Annual Review of Applied Linguistics?

Annual Review of Applied Linguistics is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 7.06.

Is Annual Review of Applied Linguistics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Annual Review of Applied Linguistics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Annual Review of Applied Linguistics?

Annual Review of Applied Linguistics publishes review articles on all aspects of applied linguistics, including language acquisition, bilingualism, language education, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, and language testing.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref