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Applied Psycholinguistics

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN1469-1817
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
1.289
H-Indexi
150
SNIPi
2.013
Total Worksi
2,277
Total Citationsi
88,616
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.52
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Applied Psycholinguistics publishes original research on the psychological aspects of language and communication. It covers topics such as language acquisition, language processing, bilingualism, language disorders, and the neurological basis of language. The journal aims to foster interdisciplinary research and bridge the gap between theoretical and empirical work in psycholinguistics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,277
Publisher OrgCambridge University Press
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1469-1817
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
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
57
831
2019
80
1.5k
2020
68
674
2021
53
726
2022
51
463
2023
45
192
2024
52
38
2025
46
7
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.

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ1
Linguistics and LanguageQ1
Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

LinguisticsPsychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology (miscellaneous)Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reading and Literacy DevelopmentLanguage Development and DisordersNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPhonetics and Phonology ResearchSecond Language Acquisition and LearningLegal case studies and regulationsEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningHearing Impairment and CommunicationMultilingual Education and Policy

Frequently asked questions about Applied Psycholinguistics

Is Applied Psycholinguistics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Psycholinguistics: 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 Applied Psycholinguistics?

Applied Psycholinguistics 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 1.52.

Is Applied Psycholinguistics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Psycholinguistics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Applied Psycholinguistics?

Applied Psycholinguistics publishes original research on the psychological aspects of language and communication. It covers topics such as language acquisition, language processing, bilingualism, language disorders, and the neurological basis of language. The journal aims to foster interdisciplinary research and bridge the gap between theoretical and empirical work in psycholinguistics.

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