Journal metric profile

SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.300 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.600 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 102/303 Recorded category rank

SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH metric snapshot

SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.300. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 2.600, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q2 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 102 out of 303 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 34% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q2. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (2.600) is 1.300 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (1.300). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.200, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.800. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH lists total cites: 1,718; total articles: 20; citable items: 21. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 11.1 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 12.3 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0267-6583 and electronic ISSN 1477-0326. The publisher is recorded as SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameSECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH
Abbreviated journalSECOND LANG RES
PublisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank11,740
ISSN0267-6583
eISSN1477-0326
Total cites1,718
Total articles20
Citable items21
Cited half-life11.1 years
Citing half-life12.3 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.300
5-Year Impact Factor2.600
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.200
Journal Citation Indicator0.800
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank102/303
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH is 1.300 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH?

SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 102/303. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH is 2.600. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH?

SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH is listed in this directory as being published by SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.

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