Second language Research
Last updated ISSN 0165-9960
Second language Research is published by SAGE Publishing in arts and humanities. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,650.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Second language Research concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Second Language Acquisition and Learning
- Language Development and Disorders
- Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Natural Language Processing Techniques
Key facts
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0165-9960, 0267-6583, 1477-0326, 2451-8719 |
| Subject area | Arts and Humanities |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,650 |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 1,136 |
| Publishing since | 1968 |
| Journal website | www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal201828/title |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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