WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #9,477CAS 3区Hybrid

Journal of Second Language Studies

Country: Updating•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.62•SCImago Rank: #9,477•Identifier (ISSN):2542-3835(Print)/2542-3843(Online)•Articles / Year: 24•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,967 USD

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)

Clarivate IF (2026)Q3

0.8

↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

12 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3

Self-Citation Rate0%

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

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

24articles/year

10.64% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 0.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 0.8)	🔵 Computed
2025	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 1)	🔵 Computed
2024	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 1.2)	🔵 Computed
2023	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 1)	🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Journal of Second Language Studies is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q3 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Philosophy83.7%Computer science82.6%Psychology81.4%Linguistics77.9%Biology51.2%Mathematics50%Artificial intelligence43%Medicine41.9%Neuroscience38.4%Natural language processing33.7%Cognitive psychology33.7%Epistemology32.6%Psychiatry30.2%Mathematics education29.1%Economics26.7%Cognition26.7%Sociology25.6%Political science24.4%Law23.3%Physics22.1%Engineering20.9%

Primary Research Areas

Multiple

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #9,477Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2018-2026

•

Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

0.62

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

1.44

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$2,967 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations77

3-Year Documents40

Citable Documents38

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 Rate41.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

EducationQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

3区 (Zone 3)Education

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

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed

Updating

Average time to first editorial decision

Online Publication Speed

Updating

Time from acceptance to online publication

Official Acceptance Rate

Updating

Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher

Open Access Model

Hybrid

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

John Benjamins Publishing Company

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Indexing & Databases

ESCIPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH	JCRESCI	528/760	Q3
LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS	JCRESCI	N/A	N/A
LINGUISTICS	JCRESCI	196/312	Q3
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH	JCIESCI	364/762	Q2
LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS	JCIESCI	146/407	Q2
LINGUISTICS	JCIESCI	166/312	Q3