Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
LIA Language, Interaction and Acquisition
ISSN 1879-7865 · eISSN 1879-7873 · John Benjamins Publishing Company
LIA Language, Interaction and Acquisition: subscription journal; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
LIA Language, Interaction and Acquisition is published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Language Development and Disorders, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and Second Language Acquisition and Learning, together about 49.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics and Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology19.5%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities18.4%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology11.8%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities6.1%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities6.1%
- Categorization, perception, and languagePsychology5.5%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience4.8%
- Hearing Impairment and CommunicationPsychology4.2%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and Linguistics | Q2 | 337/1137 | — |
| Linguistics and Language | Q2 | 409/1221 | — |
| Communication | Q3 | 314/541 | — |
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.71OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 239 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 2 | 95 |
| 2025 | 14 | 4 | 229 |
| 2024 | 13 | 5 | 92 |
| 2023 | 14 | 3 | 139 |
| 2022 | 12 | 3 | 141 |
| 2021 | 14 | 3 | 137 |
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
- John Benjamins Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 1879-7865
- Electronic ISSN
- 1879-7873
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about LIA Language, Interaction and Acquisition
Which databases index LIA Language, Interaction and Acquisition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, LIA Language, Interaction and Acquisition is indexed in Scopus.
Is LIA Language, Interaction and Acquisition open access, and what is the APC?
LIA Language, Interaction and Acquisition 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; 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: .