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Language Acquisition

Psychology Press Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1990

ISSN1532-7817

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.481

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SNIP

1.004

Total Works

568

Total Citations

21,699

2yr Mean Citedness

1.02

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on language acquisition in children, focusing on syntactic structures, question answering strategies, and the perception of signed language. Studies examine Italian children's acquisition of grammatical rules and Mandarin-speaking children's comprehension of passive voice constructions, as well as the factors influencing sign perception in deaf parent-child interactions.

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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 Published1990

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications568

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Psychology Press Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-7817

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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?

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Plagiarism detection in place?

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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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2026

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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

EducationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language Development and DisordersSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationReading and Literacy DevelopmentNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismPhonetics and Phonology ResearchChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentNatural Language Processing TechniquesLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesSecond Language Acquisition and LearningEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning