Porta Linguarum

Aims & Scope

Porta Linguarum aims to publish empirical studies, critical revisions, and theoretical models that relate to the many factors that influence the FL teaching and learning processes: Innovation in language teaching and learning The social and school context: the family’s social and cultural influence as well as student L1 and its influence on the L2 learning process, etc.

The students: their personal characteristics (age, gender, personality traits, etc.) as well as their attitudes, motivation, cognitive styles, etc.

The FL teacher: teacher mental representations, attitudes, motivation, individual characteristics, teaching methods, etc.

Learning conditions and the learning process, variables that influence the teaching and learning processes in the classroom: efficiency of teaching strategies, teaching methods and techniques, second language acquisition processes, student and teacher interaction, effect of teaching resources and materials, etc.

Learning outcomes: evaluation of procedures as well as the evaluation of the students’ communicative competence at different academic levels, etc.

High quality state-of-the art articles may be published, although preference will be given to data-driven papers and empirical studies.

Articles in this journal normally deal with majority languages and are generally written in standard British English.

A limited number of articles may be written in other languages provided that the contents are directly related to the language in question (i.e. articles in Spanish must deal with the teaching and learning of Spanish as L2).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	0.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.501

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	25

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11558

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	406

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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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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• The impact of blended learning-based scaffolding techniques on learners’ self-efficacy and willingness to communicate

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Yunxian, Yongliang, José Luis

• Teacher Confirmation and Caring as Predictors of Chinese and Iranian EFL Students’ Willingness to Attend EFL Classes

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Yongliang, Ali

• How burnout, resilience, and engagement interplay among EFL learners? A mixed-methods investigation in the Chinese senior high school context

  Citation: 40

  Authors: HANWEI, YUNSONG, YONGLIANG

• Motivation and second language acquisition

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Robert C.

• CLIL and Educational Level: A Longitudinal Study on the Impact of CLIL on Language Outcomes

  Citation: 32

  Authors: María Luisa

• Investigating the relationship between EFL learners’ engagement and their achievement emotions

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Farzaneh

• The use of Tik Tok in higher education as a motivating source for students

  Citation: 25

  Authors: María Salomé, María, Antonio Jesús

• Growth mindset and ideal L2 self as predictors of student engagement in EFL students: The mediating role of L2 grit

  Citation: 18

  Authors: ALI, JALIL

• Exploring the role of anxiety and motivation in foreign language achievement: a structural equation modeling approach.

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Ebrahim

• Do emotional regulation behaviors matter in EFL teachers' professional development? A process model approach

  Citation: 18

  Authors: SHENGJI, HUMA

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