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International Journal of Multilingualism

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1479-0718eISSN1747-7530

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ 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?

341

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 315d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.127

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.705

Total Worksi

1,159

Total Citationsi

26,342

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Multilingualism aims to foster, present, and spread research focused on psycholinguistic, sociolinguistic, and educational aspects of multilingual acquisition and multilingualism. It also facilitates discussions on first language that incorporate concepts from sociolinguistics and language assessment.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyFour Issues Yearly, 2006-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,159

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1479-0718 / 1747-7530

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

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

1.8k

2019

1.3k

2020

1.5k

2021

784

2022

836

2023

100

370

2024

185

227

2025

117

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 LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchLanguage & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Multilingual Education and PolicySecond Language Learning and TeachingEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningLinguistic Variation and MorphologyLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentitySecond Language Acquisition and LearningDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesLinguistic Education and PedagogyLanguage Development and Disorders

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Multilingualism

Is International Journal of Multilingualism a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Multilingualism: 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 International Journal of Multilingualism?

International Journal of Multilingualism 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 1.36.

Is International Journal of Multilingualism indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Multilingualism is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.