Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism

Aims & Scope

LAB is an international peer-reviewed journal which provides an outlet for cutting-edge studies on linguistic aspects of bilingualism.

LAB assumes a broad definition of bilingualism, including work on: adult L2 acquisition/processing, simultaneous child bilingualism, child L2 acquisition/processing, adult and child heritage language bilingualism, L1 attrition in L2/Ln environments, and adult/child L3/Ln acquisition/processing.

LAB publishes original research with a linguistic focus on the understanding of bilingual language acquisition and processing and the effects bilingualism has on cognition and the brain.

LAB does not publish papers predominantly dealing with educational, psychological or social topics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6378

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	258

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.834

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	37

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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.

• Pinning down the concept of “interface” in bilingualism

  Citation: 619

  Authors: Antonella

• Individual differences in child English second language acquisition

  Citation: 408

  Authors: Johanne

• What’s so incomplete about incomplete acquisition?

  Citation: 240

  Authors: Michael T., Liliana

• Different speakers, different grammars

  Citation: 202

  Authors: Ewa

• Predictive sentence processing in L2 and L1

  Citation: 192

  Authors: Edith

• Differential effects of internal and external factors on the development of vocabulary, tense morphology and morpho-syntax in successive bilingual children

  Citation: 166

  Authors: Vasiliki, Theodoros

• Early, late or very late?

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Ianthi Maria

• The relevance of first language attrition to theories of bilingual development

  Citation: 135

  Authors: Monika S., Barbara

• The role of language processing in language acquisition

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Colin, Lara

• The impact of internal and external factors on linguistic performance in the home language and in L2 among Russian-Hebrew and Russian-German preschool children

  Citation: 80

  Authors: Sharon, Joel, Natalia

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