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Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics

De Gruyter Mouton · Germany · Est. 2006

ISSN2192-9513

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 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

0.477

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.54

Total Worksi

610

Total Citationsi

3,399

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications610

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter

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?

De Gruyter Mouton

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2192-9513

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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

191

2019

200

2020

232

2021

291

2022

124

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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningSecond Language Learning and TeachingSecond Language Acquisition and LearningDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesMultilingual Education and PolicyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionHuman auditory perception and evaluationMedical Research and TreatmentsLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies

Frequently asked questions about Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics

Is Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics: 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 Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics?

Chinese 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 0.77.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics?