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Language Learning

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1948

ISSN1467-9922

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

2.287

H-Index

225

CiteScore

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SNIP

3.08

Total Works

3,275

Total Citations

182,105

2yr Mean Citedness

3.30

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on second language (L2) acquisition and learning, focusing on various aspects of language proficiency, including interactional competence, fluency, and the development of grammatical structures and vocabulary. Studies investigate the role of cognitive factors, such as working memory and semantic memory, as well as the impact of different learning environments and technologies, including digital tools and language stays abroad. The journal also explores language assessment, the influence of social and emotional factors on learning, and the processing of linguistic features like relative clauses and referring expressions.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1948

FrequencyQuarterly, Mar. 1983-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,275

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

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Is the ISSN verified?

1467-9922

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

EducationQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningMultilingual Education and PolicySecond Language Acquisition and LearningReading and Literacy DevelopmentSecond Language Learning and TeachingLanguage Development and DisordersNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismHuman auditory perception and evaluationPhonetics and Phonology ResearchLexicography and Language Studies