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Modern Language Journal

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1916

ISSN1540-4781

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.095

H-Indexi

305

SNIPi

2.734

Total Worksi

24,426

Total Citationsi

547,441

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education & Educational Research; Linguistics; Linguistics and Language.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1916

Annual Volume~ 78 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications24,426

Publisher OrgWiley

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1540-4781

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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

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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

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

5.1k

2019

1.7k

2020

2.1k

2021

1.2k

2022

531

2023

651

2024

278

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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningMultilingual Education and PolicySecond Language Learning and TeachingHistorical Linguistics and Language StudiesLexicography and Language StudiesLinguistic Education and PedagogySpanish Linguistics and Language StudiesLinguistics and Discourse AnalysisLinguistic research and analysisSecond Language Acquisition and Learning

Frequently asked questions about Modern Language Journal

Is Modern Language Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Modern Language Journal: 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 Modern Language Journal?

Modern Language Journal 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 3.40.

Is Modern Language Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Modern Language Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Modern Language Journal?