Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education (JICB)invites research and theoretical papers related to all levels (from pre-Kindergarten to university) of language education contexts in which language is used as the vehicle to teach subject matter content, including but not limited to: bi- and multilingual education; all forms of language immersion education that strive for additive bilingualism; subject-matter driven minority, heritage, and Indigenous language education; dual language education; content-based language instruction (CBI); content and language integrated learning (CLIL); English-medium instruction (EMI); language across the curriculum; sheltered English as a second language (ESL); language for specific and academic purposes.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1
2024	0.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.420

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13330

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	74

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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.

• A Vygotskian sociocultural perspective on immersion education

  Citation: 152

  Authors: Merrill, Sharon

• Two case studies of content-based language education

  Citation: 116

  Authors: Fred, Kathryn

• CLIL classroom discourse

  Citation: 113

  Authors: Tarja, Christiane, Ana Llinares

• The effects of biliteracy instruction on morphological awareness

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Roy, Jorge, Susan

• Context-appropriate crosslinguistic pedagogy

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Susan, Roy, Andrea, Fred

• Student outcomes in one-way, two-way, and indigenous language immersion education

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Kathryn, Fred

• Rethinking pedagogical assumptions in Canadian French immersion programs

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Jim

• Teachers’ beliefs in multilingual education in the Basque country and in Friesland

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Elizabet, Jasone, Durk

• Conceptualizing and investigating teachers’ knowledge for integrating content and language in content-based instruction

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Tom

• Towards a cross-linguistic pedagogy

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Susan

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