Journal profile · Multiple
Language Learning and Development
ISSN 1547-5441 · eISSN 1547-3341 · Taylor & Francis
Language Learning and Development: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.12; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 103 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 6% (journal website); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Language Learning and Development 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 Language Development and Disorders, Reading and Literacy Development and Child and Animal Learning Development, together about 49.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Language Learning and Development (LL&D) serves as a vehicle for interaction among the broad community of scholars and practitioners who investigate language learning, including language learning in infancy, childhood, and across the lifespan; language in both typical and atypical populations and in both native- and second-language learning. LL&D welcomes scholars who pursue diverse approaches to understanding all aspects of language acquisition, including biological, social, and cross-cultural influences, and who employ experimental, observational, ethnographic, comparative, neuroscientific, and formal methods of investigation. The journal is multidisciplinary and seeks to examine language development in all of its many guises. Among the many issues LL&D explores are biological versus environmental factors in language development; learning in humans versus animals; learning of signed versus spoken language; computer models of learning; and how neurotechnology and visualization of the brain inform our understanding of language learning and development. While the scope of the topics covered is broad, the journal typically does not publish papers that focus on language pedagogy (for example, the teaching of foreign languages in classroom settings, or literacy), unless the research has clearly articulated implications for the theoretical understanding of language learning. Across the range of questions investigated and methods used in the papers that appear in LL&D, a unifying characteristic is their contribution to the theoretical understanding of language learning and development. Readership: This journal will appeal to scholars in psychology, linguistics, computer science, cognitive science, education, speech and hearing sciences/communication disorders, and anthropology. RELATED LINKS Books: Developmental Psychology or Psycholinguistics Conferences: Developmental Psychology or Psycholinguistics Join our mailing list: Developmental Psychology or Psycholinguistics Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by at least two, and usually three, anonymous referees. Language Learning and Development uses a single-anonymized review process, wherein reviewers know the identity of the authors but remain anonymous themselves. reviewers are identified to authors and other reviewers only if they sign their reviews. The average length of time between submission and fina
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Toben H. MintzPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology23.5%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology15%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology10.8%
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology7.7%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience5.5%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities3.7%
- Hearing Impairment and CommunicationPsychology3%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities2.7%
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 | Language & Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Developmental | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEPubMedPsycINFOPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, MLA International Bibliography, OCLC - ArticleFirst - PsycFIRST
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor
- 1.12LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.79Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.58LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.58Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 274OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 66,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 503 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 20 | 8 | 17 |
| 2024 | 33 | 16 | 43 |
| 2023 | 13 | 7 | 76 |
| 2022 | 30 | 16 | 183 |
| 2021 | 39 | 21 | 568 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
103 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 103 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Language Learning and Development is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discovera…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by at least two, and usually three, anonymous referees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1547-5441
- Electronic ISSN
- 1547-3341
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Language Learning and Development
What CAS zone is Language Learning and Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Language Learning and Development is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Psychology, Experimental / Linguistics / Psychology, Developmental. 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.
What is the impact factor of Language Learning and Development?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.12; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 71.
How long does peer review take at Language Learning and Development?
The publisher reports about 103 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Language Learning and Development in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Literature.
Which databases index Language Learning and Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Language Learning and Development is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, PubMed and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Language Learning and Development open access, and what is the APC?
Language Learning and Development is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .