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Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education

Springer Science + Business Media · Germany · Est. 2016

ISSN2363-5169eISSN2363-5169

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

264

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 173d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.972

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.454

Total Worksi

352

Total Citationsi

4,628

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 59 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications352

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~5 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

National Science Library, Chinese Academy of SciencesPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science + Business Media

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2363-5169 / 2363-5169

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

294

2019

738

2020

308

2021

759

2022

630

2023

593

2024

153

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 ResearchLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningSecond Language Learning and TeachingSecond Language Acquisition and LearningMultilingual Education and PolicyDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsStudent Assessment and FeedbackEducational and Psychological AssessmentsTeacher Education and Leadership StudiesEducation and Critical Thinking Development

Frequently asked questions about Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education

Is Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education?

Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 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 3.95.

Is Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education?