Vigo International Journal of Applied Linguistics

Aims & Scope

VIAL is published yearly and specialized in applied linguistics.

Papers are accepted from all disciplines of applied linguistics.

Articles must be written in English and follow the journal guidelines.

They must be empirical, original and cannot be under review in any other journal.

All manuscripts are first evaluated by members of the editorial board.

Only manuscripts of the highest quality are sent for review.

Articles suitable for the journal are sent to two reviewers to be blind reviewed.

Reviewers are members of the editorial advisory board.

External reviewers also collaborate with the journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	0.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.323

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	15

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15932

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	36

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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.

• Classroom enjoyment and anxiety among Saudi undergraduate EFL students: does gender matter?

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Elias

• Does younger mean better? Age of onset, learning rate and shortterm L2 proficiency in young Danish learners of English

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Teresa, Mikkel, Jørgen, Søren, Katalin, Signe, Maria Vanessa

• Social attitudes, intelligibility and comprehensibility: The role of the listener in the perception of non-native speech

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Ellen, Chloé, Koen

• Interpreting meaning in police interviews: Applied Language Typology in a Forensic Linguistics context

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Luna, Alberto

• Readability indices for the assessment of textbooks: a feasibility study in the context of EFL

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Pascual, Ángela Almela

• Collaborative writing and patterns of interaction in young learners: The interplay between pair dynamics and pairing method in LRE production

  Citation: 8

  Authors: María, Francisco

• Do prospective primary school teachers suffer from Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) in Spain?

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Marian

• Effects of L2 usage and L1 transfer on Turkish learners’ production of English verb-argument constructions

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Ute, Selahattin

• L2 reading and vocabulary development after a short Study Abroad experience

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Judith, Àngels

• On the translation of boundary-crossing events: Evidence from an experiment with German and Spanish translation students

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Paula, Teresa

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