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Journal of Second Language Studies

John Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands · Est. 2018

ISSN2542-3835eISSN2542-3843

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.567

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.023

Total Works

142

Total Citations

866

2yr Mean Citedness

0.76

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Aims & Scope

The journal particularly welcomes interdisciplinary research dealing with theoretical and practical issues of second language learning and acquisition in relation to linguistics, psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, and social cultural studies. It also seeks to promote scientific studies on the learning and teaching of Chinese as a second (foreign) language.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications142

Publisher OrgJohn Benjamins Publishing Company

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewrefereed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

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?

John Benjamins Publishing Company

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2542-3835 / 2542-3843

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

refereed

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

EducationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchLanguage & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Second Language Acquisition and LearningEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismSecond Language Learning and TeachingReading and Literacy DevelopmentNatural Language Processing TechniquesPhonetics and Phonology ResearchDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesLanguage Development and DisordersLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition