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Bilingualism

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1998

ISSN1469-1841

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.173

H-Indexi

137

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.597

Total Worksi

1,905

Total Citationsi

86,594

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Bilingualism: Language and Cognition publishes original research articles on the nature of bilingualism and its effects on cognitive processes. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, sociolinguistics, and developmental linguistics. It aims to provide a platform for researchers to share their findings and to foster interdisciplinary collaboration.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,905

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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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?

1469-1841

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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?

N/A

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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

3.8k

2019

1.4k

2020

106

1.5k

2021

104

1.2k

2022

753

2023

103

414

2024

142

173

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.

EducationQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

LinguisticsPsychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismReading and Literacy DevelopmentLanguage Development and DisordersSecond Language Acquisition and LearningPhonetics and Phonology ResearchLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationCategorization, perception, and languageLinguistic Variation and MorphologyMultilingual Education and Policy

Frequently asked questions about Bilingualism

Is Bilingualism a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Bilingualism: 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 Bilingualism?

Bilingualism 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 1.74.

Is Bilingualism indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Bilingualism is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.