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Critical Inquiry in Language Studies

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1542-7595

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total25

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

1.542

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CiteScore

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SNIP

2.354

Total Works

420

Total Citations

8,308

2yr Mean Citedness

2.42

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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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⚡ 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 Language—

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications420

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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5/12 · 42%

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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?

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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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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Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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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.

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