What is the Impact Factor of Second Language Research?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Second Language Research is 1.70, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Second Language Research indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Second Language Research is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q2 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 1.035 (Q1) and an H-index of 80.

Who publishes Second Language Research and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Second Language Research is published by SAGE. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,484 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #4,624Top JournalHybrid

Second Language Research

Identifier (ISSN):0267-6583(Print)/1477-0326(Online)

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Publisher:SAGE

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

Official Website Submission Portal Compare

Clarivate IF (2026)

1.7↑ +0.4

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS SCIETop Tier

Clarivate WoS JCR

WoS Categories↓

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Second Language Research

WoS Q2

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):1.7

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

1.035

#4,624

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

80 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate15.8%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

57articles/year

42.86% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Second Language Research is a high quality international peer reviewed journal, currently ranked in the top 20 journals in its field by Thomson Scientific (formerly ISI). SLR publishes theoretical and experimental papers concerned with second language acquisition and second language performance, and adheres to a rigorous double-blind reviewing policy in which the identity of both the reviewer and author are always concealed from both parties.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Philosophy99.6%Linguistics98.9%Psychology82%Computer science81.4%Artificial intelligence66.6%Mathematics50.7%Natural language processing50.6%Biology39.4%Medicine31.5%Sociology28.1%Mathematics education26.1%Physics25%Programming language25%Epistemology24.6%Second-language acquisition23.4%Political science20.9%Neuroscience20.4%Law20.3%

Primary Research Areas

Multiple

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSSCI2026

EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Rank310/760

IndexSSCI

JCRSSCI2026

LINGUISTICS

Rank98/312

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Rank371/762

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

LINGUISTICS

Rank167/312

IndexSSCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH	JCRSSCI	310/760	Q2
LINGUISTICS	JCRSSCI	98/312	Q2
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH	JCISSCI	371/762	Q2
LINGUISTICS	JCISSCI	167/312	Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

2026Latest

IF1.7

Articles / Year18

Total Citations1

2025

IF1.3

Articles / Year36

Total Citations39

2024

IF1.9

Articles / Year24

Total Citations109

2023

IF2.4

Articles / Year34

Total Citations133

2022

IF2.889

Articles / Year37

Total Citations330

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	1.7	18	1
2025	1.3	36	39
2024	1.9	24	109
2023	2.4	34	133
2022	2.889	37	330
2021	—	79	768
2020	—	56	923
2019	—	46	994
2018	—	27	712
2017	—	29	1,279
2016	—	32	1,757
2015	—	27	644

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #4,624Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1985-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

1.035

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.55

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,484 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations354

3-Year Documents128

Citable Documents128

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate57.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

EducationQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 15.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

2区 (Zone 2)Literature

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3区EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Second Language Research (ISSN: 0267-6583) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by SAGE in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.70, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.035 (Q1), an H-index of 80.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 57 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,484 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.