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Language Learning and Development

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN1547-5441eISSN1547-3341

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · AHCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.793

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.219

Total Worksi

492

Total Citationsi

17,295

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Language Learning and Development explores biological versus environmental factors in language development, learning in humans versus animals, learning of signed versus spoken language, computer models of learning, and how neurotechnology and visualization of the brain inform our understanding of language learning and development. The published articles aim to foster research in Linguistics, Cognitive psychology, Speech recognition, Artificial intelligence, and Natural language processing.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications492

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1547-5441 / 1547-3341

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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

249

2019

350

2020

558

2021

181

2022

2023

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

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguisticsPsychology, DevelopmentPsychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language Development and DisordersReading and Literacy DevelopmentChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentPhonetics and Phonology ResearchNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationHearing Impairment and CommunicationLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesLanguage and cultural evolutionLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition

Frequently asked questions about Language Learning and Development

Is Language Learning and Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Language Learning and Development: 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 Language Learning and Development?

Language Learning and Development 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 0.75.

Is Language Learning and Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Language Learning and Development is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.