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JALT Journal

JALT · Japan

ISSN0287-2420
SJR Q2Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.226
H-Indexi
29
Total Worksi
371
Total Citationsi
3,007
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.46
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Linguistics and Language; Education.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan
Primary Language
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications371

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

4/11 · 36%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
JALT
Does the journal have a website?
No URL
Is the ISSN verified?
0287-2420
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
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?
N/A

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
7
18
2019
10
15
2020
10
23
2021
13
53
2022
14
10
2023
11
12
2024
10
2
2025
3
2
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 LanguageQ2
EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningSecond Language Learning and TeachingMultilingual Education and PolicySecond Language Acquisition and LearningHematological disorders and diagnosticsDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesLymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentStudent Assessment and FeedbackMedical and Biological Sciences

Frequently asked questions about JALT Journal

Is JALT Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JALT Journal: it is indexed in 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 JALT Journal?

JALT Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.226.

Is JALT Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JALT Journal is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of JALT Journal?

Subject areas: Linguistics and Language; Education.

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