Journal profile · Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language
Issues in Language Studies
ISSN 2180-2726 · Universiti Malaysia Sarawak · Malaysia
Issues in Language Studies: fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Issues in Language Studies is published by Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Second Language Acquisition and Learning and Linguistics and Language Analysis, together about 37.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics and Linguistics and Language. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities19.8%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology9.9%
- Linguistics and Language AnalysisArts and Humanities7.5%
- English Language Learning and TeachingComputer Science6.4%
- Linguistic and Sociocultural StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities4.8%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | Q2 | 529/1434 | 63rd |
| Language and Linguistics | Q2 | 461/1137 | 59th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q2 | 554/1221 | 54th |
| Communication | Q3 | 386/541 | 28th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 252 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 80 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 68 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 95 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 103 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 79 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 61 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
- Country or region
- Malaysia
- Language
- English, Malay (macrolanguage)
- ISSN
- 2180-2726
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Issues in Language Studies
How long does peer review take at Issues in Language Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Issues in Language Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Issues in Language Studies is indexed in Scopus.
Is Issues in Language Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Issues in Language Studies is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .