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Applied Psycholinguistics

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN1469-1817

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

1.289

H-Indexi

150

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1469-1817

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

819

2019

1.4k

2020

650

2021

695

2022

440

2023

172

2024

2025

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. 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.