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Vocabulary Learning and Instruction

Castledown Publishers · Australia · Est. 2012

eISSN2981-9954
✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Aims & Scope

Vocabulary Learning and Instruction (VLI) is an open-access international journal that provides a peer-reviewed forum for original research related to vocabulary acquisition, instruction and assessment. Submissions are encouraged from researchers and practitioners in both first language and SLA contexts. The journal is published biannually online in the growing tradition of open-access peer-reviewed research.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2012
FrequencyBiannually
StatusActive
Total Publications—
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Castledown Publishers
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Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
2981-9954
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Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
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Peer review process documented?
Anonymous peer review
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
✅
Long-term digital preservation?
LOCKSS, 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

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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Second Language Acquisition and LearningNatural Language Processing TechniquesText Readability and SimplificationEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningLexicography and Language StudiesReading and Literacy DevelopmentSecond Language Learning and TeachingLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionTopic ModelingDiscourse Analysis in Language Studies

Frequently asked questions about Vocabulary Learning and Instruction

Is Vocabulary Learning and Instruction a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Vocabulary Learning and Instruction: it is indexed in DOAJ, 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 Vocabulary Learning and Instruction?

Vocabulary Learning and Instruction is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is Vocabulary Learning and Instruction indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Vocabulary Learning and Instruction is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Vocabulary Learning and Instruction?

Vocabulary Learning and Instruction (VLI) is an open-access international journal that provides a peer-reviewed forum for original research related to vocabulary acquisition, instruction and assessment. Submissions are encouraged from researchers and practitioners in both first language and SLA contexts. The journal is published biannually online in the growing tradition of open-access peer-reviewed research.

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