Language Learning Journal
Taylor & Francis · GB · ISSN 09571736
SJR Q1
What the numbers say
Output and citedness both ticked up, but influential papers are a smaller slice.
Both output and citation impact grew. Expect a modestly busier venue where overall citedness has nudged upward. The share of top-10% cited papers moved from 61.1% to 55.9%. If you need placement among the most-cited work, competition has become tighter. Multilingual Education and Policy rose from 6.9% to 22.2% of what the journal runs. Authors on multilingual education and policy will find the journal more receptive to that subject. Authors from CN went from 0.0% to 12.1%. Submission from authors based in China are noticeably more common now.
Citation metrics
SJR quartile
Q1
SJR score
1.11
Citations / doc (2y)
3.94
h-index
66
Based on the Scopus and OpenAlex citation graphs. We do not provide Clarivate’s JCR Impact Factor.
Output and citation impact
Whether citation performance keeps up as output grows.
PapersField-weighted impact
2018
55
7.94
2019
48
13.62
2020
36
13.11
2021
38
10.36
2022
53
7.02
2023
49
10.87
2024
42
8.30
2025
68
8.12
Topic shift
Share in the last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) versus the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
Rising
- Multilingual Education and Policy6.9%→22.2%+15.4%pPrevNow
- Reading and Literacy Development0.0%→2.0%+2.0%pPrevNow
- Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies0.0%→2.0%+2.0%pPrevNow
- Gender Studies in Language0.0%→2.0%+2.0%pPrevNow
Falling
- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning38.4%→33.3%−5.0%pPrevNow
- Subtitles and Audiovisual Media4.1%→0.0%−4.1%pPrevNow
- Text Readability and Simplification2.7%→0.0%−2.7%pPrevNow
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition2.7%→0.0%−2.7%pPrevNow
- Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities2.7%→0.0%−2.7%pPrevNow
Terms appearing more often
Wording in recent paper titles that stands out against the journal's own baseline.
translanguagingmultilingualclileflnovice-highpedagogiesproficiencylearners
Author countries
Last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) against the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
- GB30.0%→34.1%+4.1%pPrevNow
- US15.7%→18.7%+3.0%pPrevNow
- CN0.0%→12.1%+12.1%pPrevNow
- HK8.6%→9.9%+1.3%pPrevNow
- IR7.1%→7.7%+0.5%pPrevNow
- NO0.0%→7.7%+7.7%pPrevNow
Top 5 institutions
Top 5 institutions publishing in this journal, 2018 – 2026.
Recently published
20The 20 most recent papers — not the full list.
1
Article2026
From views to value: power dynamics and capital conversion in YouTube language learning communitiesSimon Perry*
Linguistics and LanguageSocial Sciences
2
Article2026
Single-word and formulaic vocabulary in second and foreign language textbooksAbid el Majidi*
OADevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPsychology
3
Article2026
Navigating and reflecting on emotions: pre-service EFL teachers’ experiences in virtual exchangesPetra Knorr*, Diana Feick
OAHuman-Computer InteractionComputer Science
4
Article2026
Exploring the research engagement of ELT practitioners five years after initial teacher educationGözde Balıkçı, Fatma Gümüşok*, Gülden Taner Yavuz
Language and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
5
Article2026
Theory informed AI-mediated listening intervention and its effects on EFL listening comprehension, anxiety, and flowRafik Ahmed Abdelmoati Mohamed*
Developmental and Educational PsychologyPsychology
6
Article2026
Translanguaging dialects: claiming language sovereignty in Hmong language reclamationJenna Cushing-Leubner*, Vicky Xiong-Lor, Thong Vang, Pang Yang
Linguistics and LanguageSocial Sciences
7
Article2026
Cross-sector exchange in modern languages education: practices, challenges and impactsVirginia L. Lam*
OALanguage and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
8
Article2026
Engaging in professional development courses: the motivational orientations of German primary school teachers of English as a foreign languageRaphaela Porsch*, Eva Wilden
OALanguage and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
9
Article2026
Beyond the binary: exploring language teachers’ knowledge of and attitudes towards gender-inclusive linguistic practices in AustraliaRiccardo Amorati*, Elena Pirovano
OAGender StudiesSocial Sciences
10
Article2026
Metacognitive listening instruction for non-English major students: insights from EFL teachersHanh Ngoc Thi Nguyen, Van Tuyet Thi Phan*
Language and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
11
Article2026
Translingual spoken word poetry in an online English for academic purposes classJennifer Burton*
Language and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
12
Article2026
Student L2 motivation in Vietnamese English-Medium Instruction classrooms: a complex dynamic systems analysisNguyễn Hữu Hoàng*, Do Thi Thuy Linh
Language and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
13
Article2026
Integrating translanguaging, multimodality, and arts-based pedagogies in multilingual classroomsShakina Rajendram*, Zhongfeng Tian
OALinguistics and LanguageSocial Sciences
14
Article2026
When teaching mirrors complex identities: hybrid translanguaging practices of multilingual teachers in a Two-Way Immersion (TWI) programmeHala Sun*
OALinguistics and LanguageSocial Sciences
15
Article2026
Students’ engagement with foreign languages beyond the classroom across target language, proficiency, and experience abroadJeffrey Maloney*, Daniel R. Isbell
Language and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
16
Article2026
Translanguaging space, decoloniality, and epistemic justice in educational spacesPrem Phyak*, Yue Zhang, Jing Du
Linguistics and LanguageSocial Sciences
17
Article2026
A review of hard CLIL learning materials: trends, foci, and implications for content-driven CLIL programmesJieting Jerry Xin*, Yanyu Chen
Literature and Literary TheoryArts and Humanities
18
Article2026
Multimodal translanguaging pedagogy as transformative praxis in refugee education: fostering engagement, integration, and disrupting linguistic hierarchiesEsma Yildirim, Tuba Yilmaz*, Cemile Doğan
Linguistics and LanguageSocial Sciences
19
Article2026
A multilingual learner’s lens: Freedom School as a Third Space for translingual and multimodal literaciesMengying Xue*, Breanya Hogue
Linguistics and LanguageSocial Sciences
20
Article2026
(Mis)alignment between ideal and actual L2 writing teacher identity: diverse forms of agency in developing and sustaining expertiseZhenjie Weng*
Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences
Most cited
20Top 20 most cited, 2018 – 2026.
1
ArticleCitations 1492020
The comprehending teacher: scaffolding in content and language integrated learning (CLIL)Karina Rose Mahan*
OALiterature and Literary TheoryArts and Humanities
2
ArticleCitations 1482019
Extensive viewing of captioned and subtitled TV series: a study of L2 vocabulary learning by adolescentsGeòrgia Pujadas*, Carmen Muñoz
OALanguage and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
3
ArticleCitations 1252022
Self-efficacy and language learning – what it is and what it isn'tSuzanne Graham*
OADevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPsychology
4
ArticleCitations 1032018
Investigating EFL teachers’ perceptions of task-based language teaching in higher education in ChinaYuying Liu*, Freda Mishan, Angela Chambers
OALanguage and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
5
ArticleCitations 1022021
Developing a multilingual identity in the languages classroom: the influence of an identity-based pedagogical interventionKaren Forbes*, Michael Evans, Linda Fisher, Angela Gayton, Yongcan Liu, Dieuwerke Rutgers
OALinguistics and LanguageSocial Sciences
6
ArticleCitations 1012019
Learning L2 vocabulary from audiovisual input: an exploratory study into incidental learning of single words and formulaic sequencesEva Puimège*, Elke Peters
OALanguage and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
7
ArticleCitations 892021
Second language motivation research 2010–2019: a synthetic explorationMohammad Hadi Mahmoodi*, Moslem Yousefi
Language and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
8
ArticleCitations 802018
The effect of synchronous computer-mediated communication on beginner L2 learners’ foreign language anxiety and participationStephanie Côté*, Caitlin Gaffney
Language and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
9
ArticleCitations 782018
The history of language learning and teaching in BritainNicola McLelland*
OALanguage and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
10
ArticleCitations 762020
Teachers’ accounts of learners’ engagement and disaffection in the language classroomAnna Mystkowska‐Wiertelak*
Language and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
11
ArticleCitations 712018
CLIL methodology, materials and resources, and assessment in a monolingual context: an analysis of stakeholders’ perceptions in AndalusiaElvira Barrios*, María Dolores Milla Lara
Literature and Literary TheoryArts and Humanities
12
ArticleCitations 702020
Learner engagement and language learning: a narrative inquiry of a successful language learnerZhe Zhang*
Language and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
13
ArticleCitations 692022
Levels of foreign language enjoyment, anxiety and boredom in emergency remote teaching and in in-person classesJean‐Marc Dewaele*, Alfaf Albakistani, Iman Kamal Ahmed
Language and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
14
ArticleCitations 692018
Translation in language teaching, pedagogical translation, and code-Switching: restructuring the boundariesLucía Pintado Gutiérrez*
OALiterature and Literary TheoryArts and Humanities
15
ArticleCitations 622018
The measurement of implicit and explicit knowledgeRod Ellis*, Carsten Roever
Developmental and Educational PsychologyPsychology
16
ArticleCitations 592019
CLIL and elitism: myth or reality?Marı́a Luisa Pérez Cañado*
Literature and Literary TheoryArts and Humanities
17
ArticleCitations 582019
Learning vocabulary with the support of sustained exposure to captioned video: do proficiency and aptitude make a difference?Maria del Mar Suárez*, Ferran Gesa
OALanguage and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
18
ArticleCitations 572018
The interplay between learner beliefs and foreign language anxiety: insights from the Turkish EFL contextErhan Aslan*, Amy S. Thompson
Language and LinguisticsArts and Humanities
19
ArticleCitations 562019
CLIL<i>-ised</i> EMI in practice: issues arisingBalbina Moncada-Comas, David Block*
OALiterature and Literary TheoryArts and Humanities
20
ArticleCitations 512019
Re-examining the impact of study abroad on L2 development: a critical overviewJudith Borràs*, Àngels Llanes
Literature and Literary TheoryArts and Humanities
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