Academic Journal
Q1Journal of Second Language Writing
About Journal of Second Language Writing
Journal of Second Language Writing is a scholarly journal published by Elsevier Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 2.319 and H-index of 121.
Coverage: 1992-2026. Research categories: Education (Q1); Linguistics and Language (Q1).
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Topics in published research
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning; Discourse Analysis in Language Studies; Second Language Learning and Teaching; Human auditory perception and evaluation; Writing and Handwriting Education; Second Language Acquisition and Learning.
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3,830.00 USD; 3,580.00 EUR; 3,070.00 GBP; 475,030.00 JPY
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