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Language Assessment Quarterly

Routledge · United States · Est. 2004

ISSN1543-4303eISSN1543-4311

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.253

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SNIP

1.632

Total Works

651

Total Citations

16,335

2yr Mean Citedness

0.85

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Language Assessment Quarterly is dedicated to the advancement of theory, research, and practice in first, second, and foreign language assessment for school, college, and university students, for employment, and for immigration and citizenship. It publishes original articles addressing theoretical issues, empirical research, and professional standards. The journal covers assessment from around the world at all instructional levels, including specific purposes, and issues of validity, reliability, fairness, access, accommodations, administration, and legal remedies.

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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 States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications651

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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1543-4303 / 1543-4311

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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?

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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?

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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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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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguisticsPsychology, Educational

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningStudent Assessment and FeedbackSecond Language Learning and TeachingMultilingual Education and PolicyEducational and Psychological AssessmentsSecond Language Acquisition and LearningPsychometric Methodologies and TestingInterpreting and Communication in HealthcareReading and Literacy DevelopmentDiscourse Analysis in Language Studies