Critical Inquiry in Language Studies

Aims & Scope

Critical Inquiry in Language Studies: An International Journal (CILS) is the peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Language Studies.

Language studies overlaps fields of applied linguistics, language policy, language planning, modern languages and literatures, education, anthropology, sociology, history, political science, psychology, and cultural studies (including related fields, such as law, media, and information technology).

CILS focuses on critical discourse and research in language matters, broadly conceived, that is generated from qualitative, critical pedagogical, and emergent paradigms.

In these paradigms, language is considered to be a socially constituted cultural construct that gives shape to, and at the same time is shaped by, the larger social, political, and historical contexts of its use.

The primary purpose of the journal is to provide a forum for discussion of the research from such emerging paradigms and at the same time to bridge arbitrary disciplinary territories in which it is being done.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2273

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	293

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.542

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	29

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Rejecting abyssal thinking in the language and education of racialized bilinguals: A manifesto

  Citation: 315

  Authors: Ofelia, Nelson, Kate, Li, Ricardo, Jonathan

• Disinventing and (Re)Constituting Languages

  Citation: 208

  Authors: Sinfree, Alastair

• THE LINGUISTIC IMPERIALISM OF NEOLIBERAL EMPIRE¹

  Citation: 177

  Authors: Robert

• Performativity and Language Studies

  Citation: 124

  Authors: Alastair

• Silencing the Subaltern: Nation-State/Colonial Governmentality and Bilingual Education in the United States

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Nelson

• Studying Agency in Literacy Teacher Education: A Layered Approach to Positive Discourse Analysis

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Rebecca, Melissa Mosley

• Re-Examining and Re-Envisioning Criticality in Language Studies: Theories and Praxis

  Citation: 96

  Authors: Ryuko, Elizabeth R.

• Critical Argument and Writer Identity: Social Constructivism as a Theoretical Framework for EFL Academic Writing

  Citation: 91

  Authors: Jim

• Multiple Identities, Negotiations, and Agency Across Time and Space: A Narrative Inquiry of a Foreign Language Teacher Candidate

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Hayriye

• FROM IDENTITY TO COMMODITY: IDEOLOGIES OF SPANISH IN HERITAGE LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Jennifer, Glenn

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