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Critical Inquiry in Language Studies

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1542-7595

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.984

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

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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

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?

N/A

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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?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

192

2019

253

2020

591

2021

477

2022

201

2023

128

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. 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.