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TESOL Journal

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1981

ISSN1949-3533

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

377

days submission → published

measured · last 13 articles · accept 355d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.914

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.533

Total Worksi

1,669

Total Citationsi

17,672

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education & Educational Research; Education; Linguistics and Language.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 112 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,669

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1949-3533

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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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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.1k

2019

1.1k

2020

542

2021

361

2022

506

2023

130

464

2024

110

142

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

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningSecond Language Learning and TeachingMultilingual Education and PolicySecond Language Acquisition and LearningDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesTeacher Education and Leadership StudiesLiteracy, Media, and EducationGlobal Education and MulticulturalismEducation and Technology IntegrationReading and Literacy Development

Frequently asked questions about TESOL Journal

Is TESOL Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for TESOL Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of TESOL Journal?

TESOL Journal 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 1.87.

Is TESOL Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

TESOL Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of TESOL Journal?