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Language Learning
Journal info (provided by editor)
- Issues per year
- 4
- Articles published last year
- 34
- Manuscripts received last year
- 400
- % accepted last year
- 10
- % immediately rejected last year
- 70
- Open access status
- optional
- Manuscript handling fee?
- no
- Kind of complaint procedure
- Editorial board
- Two-year impact factor
- 2.08
- Five-year impact factor
- 3.05
Aims and Scope
Language Learning is an international journal that publishes rigorous, original empirical research as well as systematic critical literature reviews and innovative methodological contributions. Domains covered include first and second language acquisition in naturalistic as well as tutored contexts, including second, foreign, and heritage language, bilingual education, immersion programs, and study abroad. All disciplinary perspectives are welcome, from linguistics and psychology to anthropology, cognitive science, education, neuroscience, and sociology.
SciRev ratings (provided by authors) (based on 9 reviews)
| Duration of manuscript handling phases | ||
|---|---|---|
| Duration first review round | 2.3 mnths | compare → |
| Total handling time accepted manuscripts | 5.2 mnths | compare → |
| Decision time immediate rejection | n/a | compare → |
| Characteristics of peer review process | ||
| Average number of review reports | 3.2 | compare → |
| Average number of review rounds | 2.8 | compare → |
| Quality of review reports | 4.2 | compare → |
| Difficulty of reviewer comments | 3.9 | compare → |
| Overall rating manuscript handling | 4.7 (range 0-5) | compare → |