Language Learning

Aims & Scope

Language Learning is a scientific journal dedicated to the understanding of language learning broadly defined.

It publishes research articles that systematically apply methods of inquiry from disciplines including psychology, linguistics, cognitive science, educational inquiry, neuroscience, ethnography, sociolinguistics, sociology, and anthropology.

It is concerned with fundamental theoretical issues in language learning such as child, second, and foreign language acquisition, language education, bilingualism, literacy, language representation in mind and brain, culture, cognition, pragmatics, and intergroup relations.

A subscription includes one or two annual supplements, alternating among a volume from the Language Learning Cognitive Neuroscience Series, the Currents in Language Learning Series or the Language Learning Special Issue Series.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.2
2024	3.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1123

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	800

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.287

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	141

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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.

• How Big Is “Big”? Interpreting Effect Sizes in L2 Research

  Citation: 1362

  Authors: Luke, Frederick L.

• Effectiveness of L2 Instruction: A Research Synthesis and Quantitative Meta‐analysis

  Citation: 1149

  Authors: John M., Lourdes

• CULTURAL THOUGHT PATTERNS IN INTER‐CULTURAL EDUCATION

  Citation: 740

  Authors: Robert B.

• The Case Against Grammar Correction in L2 Writing Classes

  Citation: 716

  Authors: John

• Foreign Accent, Comprehensibility, and Intelligibility in the Speech of Second Language Learners

  Citation: 690

  Authors: Murray J., Tracey M.

• The Subtle Effects of Language Anxiety on Cognitive Processing in the Second Language

  Citation: 654

  Authors: Peter D., R. C.

• A COURSE IN MODERN LINGUISTICS

  Citation: 569

  Authors: C. F.

• Patterns of Interaction in ESL Pair Work

  Citation: 541

  Authors: Neomy

• Lexical Development in Bilingual Infants and Toddlers: Comparison to Monolingual Norms

  Citation: 513

  Authors: Barbara Zurer, Sylvia C., D. Kimbrough

• Research on Negotiation: What Does It Reveal About Second‐Language Learning Conditions, Processes, and Outcomes?

  Citation: 488

  Authors: Teresa

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