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Critical Inquiry in Language Studies

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1542-7595

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.984

H-Indexi

SNIPi

2.354

Total Worksi

420

Total Citationsi

8,308

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Critical Inquiry in Language Studies is an international, peer-reviewed journal that engages fields of applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, language policy and planning, literacy studies, and education. The journal focuses on research and scholarship in language matters, generated from qualitative, critical pedagogical, and emergent paradigms. Its scope also overlaps with modern languages and literatures, anthropology, sociology, history, political science, psychology, and cultural studies.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications420

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1542-7595

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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.

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

197

2019

259

2020

610

2021

502

2022

231

2023

144

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.

EducationQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Multilingual Education and PolicySecond Language Learning and TeachingEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesGlobal Education and MulticulturalismLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesLiteracy, Media, and EducationLinguistic Variation and MorphologyGlobal Educational Policies and ReformsGender Studies in Language

Frequently asked questions about Critical Inquiry in Language Studies

Is Critical Inquiry in Language Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Critical Inquiry in Language Studies: it is indexed in 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 Critical Inquiry in Language Studies?

Critical Inquiry in Language Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.984.

Is Critical Inquiry in Language Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Critical Inquiry in Language Studies is indexed in Scopus.