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Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics

Carleton University · Canada · Est. 1995

ISSN1920-1818eISSN1920-1818

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.305

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.811

Total Worksi

206

Total Citationsi

1,135

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics (CJAL) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research on all aspects of applied linguistics. It aims to provide a forum for scholars and practitioners to share their research and ideas on language learning and teaching, language policy and planning, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and other related fields.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish, French

1st Year Published1995

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications206

Publisher OrgUniversity of New Brunswick

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Carleton University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1920-1818 / 1920-1818

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico, Scholars Portal

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, French

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

174

2019

2020

292

2021

118

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.

EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & Linguistics

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningSecond Language Learning and TeachingMultilingual Education and PolicyFrench Language Learning MethodsLinguistics and Discourse AnalysisSecond Language Acquisition and LearningWriting and Handwriting EducationStudent Assessment and FeedbackDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesInterpreting and Communication in Healthcare

Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics

Is Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics?

Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics 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 0.17.

Is Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.