Journal of Second Language Studies
Journal metrics
Impact Factor: 0.8 (5-year: 1.4)Journal Citation Indicator: 0.61
CiteScore: 3.0
SNIP: 1.242 SJR: 0.620
This journal is peer reviewed and indexed in: Baidu Scholar ; CNKI Scholar ; Dimensions ; Glottolog ; Google Scholar ; IBR/IBZ ; Scopus ; WoS Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI )
JSLS publishes its articles Online First.
Issues
Online-first articlesVolume 9 (2026)
Volume 8 (2025)
Volume 7 (2024)
Volume 6 (2023)
Volume 5 (2022)
Volume 4 (2021)
Volume 3 (2020)
Volume 2 (2019)
Volume 1 (2018)
Editorial info
Subscription Info
General information about our electronic journals.
Subscription rates
All prices for print + online include postage/handling.
| Online-only | Print + online | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 10 (2027): 2 issues; ca. 350 pp. | EUR | EUR | |
| Volume 9 (2026): 2 issues; ca. 350 pp. | EUR | EUR |
Individuals may apply for a special online-only subscription rate of EUR
Private subscriptions are for personal use only, and must be pre-paid and ordered directly from the publisher.
Available back-volumes
| Online-only | Print + online | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete backset (Vols. 1‒8; 2018‒2025) | 16 issues; 2,800 pp. | EUR 1,612.00 | EUR 1,936.00 |
| Volume 8 (2025) | 2 issues; 350 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 7 (2024) | 2 issues; 350 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 6 (2023) | 2 issues; 350 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 3‒5 (2020‒2022) | 2 issues; avg. 350 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 2 (2019) | 2 issues; 350 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 1 (2018) | 2 issues; 350 pp. | EUR | EUR |
Author info
Journal of Second Language Studies offers online submission .
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Open Access
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Archiving
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