Journal of Second Language Writing


The Journal of Second Language Writing is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the fields of linguistics and language education. Its scope encompasses all aspects of second and foreign language writing, including writing instruction and assessment. It was established in 1992 and is published quarterly by Elsevier. The current editors-in-chief are Youjin Kim and Stephen Doolan. The founding editors were Ilona Leki and Tony Silva.
According to Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2024 impact factor of 5, ranking it 13th out of 194 journals in the category "Linguistics".

Abstracting and indexing

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