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SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1980

ISSN1740-2344

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

/ 100

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

0.703

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CiteScore

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SNIP

0.912

Total Works

1,545

Total Citations

30,040

2yr Mean Citedness

1.34

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on child language acquisition, including studies on phonological, vocabulary, and morphosyntactic development, as well as narrative competence and language assessment across various languages and contexts. Articles explore how children learn language, focusing on factors like usage patterns, multilingualism, and specific linguistic features.

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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 LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

FrequencyThree No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,545

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1740-2344

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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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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

EducationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguisticsPsychology, Development

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language Development and DisordersReading and Literacy DevelopmentChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesHearing Impairment and CommunicationMultilingual Education and PolicyPhonetics and Phonology ResearchNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning