Journal metric profile

Language Learning Journal

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 2.100 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.600 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 182/756 Recorded category rank

Language Learning Journal JCR impact factor overview

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

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Language Learning Journal metric snapshot

Language Learning Journal has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 2.100. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 2.600, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q1 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 182 out of 756 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 24% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q1. 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 0.500 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (2.100). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 2.000, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.280. 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 Language Learning Journal lists total cites: 1,230; total articles: 42; citable items: 42. 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 5 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 8.8 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

Language Learning Journal is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0957-1736 and electronic ISSN 1753-2167. The publisher is recorded as ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS 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 nameLanguage Learning Journal
Abbreviated journalLANG LEARN J
PublisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank7,872
ISSN0957-1736
eISSN1753-2167
Total cites1,230
Total articles42
Citable items42
Cited half-life5 years
Citing half-life8.8 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.100
5-Year Impact Factor2.600
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.000
Journal Citation Indicator1.280
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank182/756
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Language Learning Journal?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Language Learning Journal is 2.100 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of Language Learning Journal?

Language Learning Journal is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 182/756. 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 Language Learning Journal?

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

Who publishes Language Learning Journal?

Language Learning Journal is listed in this directory as being published by ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.