International Journal of Bilingualism

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Bilingualism is an international, peer-reviewed, forum for the dissemination of original research on the linguistic, psychological, neurological, and social issues which emerge from language contact.

While stressing interdisciplinary links, the focus of the Journal is on the language behavior of the bi- and multilingual individual.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7406

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	466

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.749

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	69

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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.

• Understanding the nature and outcomes of early bilingualism: Romance languages as heritage languages

  Citation: 348

  Authors: Jason

• Internal and external interfaces in bilingual language development: Beyond structural overlap

  Citation: 326

  Authors: Antonella, Ludovica

• From codeswitching via language mixing to fused lects

  Citation: 311

  Authors: Peter

• The relationship between bilingual exposure and vocabulary development

  Citation: 309

  Authors: Elin

• First language attrition and syntactic subjects: A study of Greek and Italian near-native speakers of English

  Citation: 281

  Authors: Ianthi, Antonella, Caroline, Francesca

• The additive effect of bilingualism on third language acquisition: A review

  Citation: 273

  Authors: Jasone

• Terminology matters! Why difference is not incompleteness and how early child bilinguals are heritage speakers

  Citation: 264

  Authors: Tanja, Jason

• Bilingualism across the lifespan: The rise and fall of inhibitory control

  Citation: 257

  Authors: Ellen, Michelle M., Mythili

• Crosslinguistic influence in the acquisition of a third language: The Linguistic Proximity Model

  Citation: 232

  Authors: Marit, Natalia, Roksolana, Yulia

• Networked multilingualism: Some language practices on Facebook and their implications

  Citation: 214

  Authors: Jannis

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