Journal profile · LINGUISTICS
Bilingual Research Journal
ISSN 1523-5882 · eISSN 1523-5890 · Taylor & Francis
Bilingual Research Journal: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bilingual Research Journal is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Multilingual Education and Policy, Second Language Learning and Teaching and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, together about 59.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Taylor & Francis publishes knowledge and specialty research spanning humanities, social sciences, science and technology, engineering, medicine and healthcare.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LINGUISTICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences29%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities16%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities14.6%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology5.9%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences4.8%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences3.2%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences3.2%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 501OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,119 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 10 | 7 |
| 2025 | 39 | 7 | 44 |
| 2024 | 57 | 9 | 154 |
| 2023 | 29 | 5 | 111 |
| 2022 | 23 | 3 | 83 |
| 2021 | 36 | 6 | 505 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1523-5882
- Electronic ISSN
- 1523-5890
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bilingual Research Journal
What CAS zone is Bilingual Research Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bilingual Research Journal is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Bilingual Research Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bilingual Research Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Bilingual Research Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Bilingual Research Journal is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .