Current Issues in Language Planning

Aims & Scope

The journal Current Issues in Language Planning provides major summative and thematic review studies spanning and focusing the disparate language policy and language planning literature related to: 1) polities and language planning and 2) issues in language planning.

It also publishes individual articles related to any area of language policy and planning.

The journal publishes four issues per year.

Polity study issues describe language policy and planning in various countries/regions/areas around the world, while the themed issues numbers are developed around a language policy and planning topic.

Polity studies and thematic issues' papers in this journal may be self-nominated or invited contributions from acknowledged experts in the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5332

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	340

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.942

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	38

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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
• Web of Science

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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.

• Rearticulating the Case for Micro Language Planning in a Language Ecology Context

  Citation: 191

  Authors: Richard B.

• Language Planning and Economics

  Citation: 161

  Authors: François

• Language use, and language policy and planning in Hong Kong

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Anita Y.K.

• Medium of instruction in Asia: context, processes and outcomes

  Citation: 121

  Authors: M. Obaidul, Hoa Thi Mai, Richard B.

• Teachers’ beliefs about multilingualism: findings from Q method research

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Adrian

• Language Management in the Czech Republic

  Citation: 86

  Authors: J.V., Jirí

• Language Planning and Language Ecology

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Peter

• Agency in language planning and policy

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Anthony J., Kerry

• Rearticulating the Case for Minority Language Rights

  Citation: 80

  Authors: Stephen

• Primary English language education policy in Vietnam: insights from implementation

  Citation: 80

  Authors: Hoa Thi Mai

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