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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #726CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Assessing Writing

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.972•SCImago Rank: #726•Identifier (ISSN):1075-2935(Print)/1873-5916(Online)•Articles / Year: 51•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,786 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
7.6
↑ +2.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
61

61 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate21.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
51articles/year
21.86% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.6)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.5)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.2)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.9)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.164)
🔵 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

Assessing Writing is a refereed international journal providing a forum for ideas, research and practice on the assessment of written language. Assessing Writing publishes articles, book reviews, conference reports, and academic exchanges concerning writing assessments of all kinds, including traditional (direct and standardised forms of) testing of writing, alternative performance assessments (such as portfolios), workplace sampling and classroom assessment. The journal focuses on all stages of the writing assessment process, including needs evaluation, assessment creation, implementation, and validation, and test development.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science92.8%Psychology59.8%Mathematics57.7%Sociology51.4%Mathematics education49.7%Philosophy48.1%Pedagogy43.8%Linguistics42.7%Biology29.2%Political science28.6%Law26.6%Physics23.4%Writing assessment21.6%Economics21.4%Programming language21.2%Epistemology21%Business20.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #726Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1994-2000, 2002-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.972

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
61

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
8.37

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,786 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,708
3-Year Documents195
Citable Documents179

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 Rate45.7%

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Literature
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCRSSCI
21/760Q1
LINGUISTICS
JCRSSCI
9/312Q1
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCISSCI
12/762Q1
LINGUISTICS
JCISSCI
10/312Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—8883
20255.573278
20244.270686
20233.9872,423
20223.164541,175
2021—621,736
2020—391,704
2019—35717
2018—381,856
2017—34837
2016—351,362
2015—25805
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Assessing Writing

WoS Q1
245720222023202420255.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 21.4%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01