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Instructed Second Language Acquisition

Equinox Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2017

ISSN2398-4163

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.139

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.095

Total Worksi

123

Total Citationsi

449

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Linguistics and Language; Education.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

Annual Volume~ 14 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications123

Publisher OrgEquinox Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Equinox Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2398-4163

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

2018

187

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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 LanguageQ3

EducationQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningSecond Language Acquisition and LearningSecond Language Learning and TeachingReading and Literacy DevelopmentNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismMultilingual Education and PolicyDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsLanguage Development and DisordersEducational and Psychological Assessments

Frequently asked questions about Instructed Second Language Acquisition

Is Instructed Second Language Acquisition a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Instructed Second Language Acquisition: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Instructed Second Language Acquisition?

Instructed Second Language Acquisition is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.139.

Is Instructed Second Language Acquisition indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Instructed Second Language Acquisition is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Instructed Second Language Acquisition?