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Pedagogical Linguistics
ISSN 2665-9581 · eISSN 2665-959X · John Benjamins Publishing Company
Pedagogical Linguistics: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2026 Xinrui edition); hybrid open access; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pedagogical Linguistics is published by John Benjamins Publishing Company and is classed under Education in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Second Language Acquisition and Learning and Second Language Learning and Teaching, together about 39.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities18.6%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology12.9%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities8.1%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences6.2%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology5.7%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities5.2%
- Historical Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.8%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & 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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 99 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 13 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 20 | 5 | 39 |
| 2021 | 18 | 5 | 93 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- John Benjamins Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 2665-9581
- Electronic ISSN
- 2665-959X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pedagogical Linguistics
What CAS zone is Pedagogical Linguistics in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Pedagogical Linguistics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pedagogical Linguistics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Pedagogical Linguistics open access, and what is the APC?
Pedagogical Linguistics is a hybrid 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: .