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Language Policy
H-index 6

Language Policy

1568-4555

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10993

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 1008 8 12 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 9
Documents by Best Scientists*: 13
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 47
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.858
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Language Policy?

The journal facilitates discussions on Sociolinguistics, Language education, Applied linguistics, Language policy and Linguistics. While the journal focused on Sociolinguistics, it was also able to explore topics like Language planning, Media studies, Anthropology, Gender studies and Multilingualism. The journal addresses concerns in Language planning which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as National language and Law.

The journal features research on Language education in an attempt to reinforce studies in the field of Pedagogy. The main emphasis of it is the research on Pedagogy, emphasizing the topic of Language assessment. The research on Applied linguistics featured in it combines topics in other fields like Identity (social science), Neuroscience of multilingualism, Ideology, Politics and Classics.

Language policy research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Foreign language, Language industry, Public administration, Sociology of language and Language ideology.

  • Sociolinguistics (83.91%)
  • Language education (83.50%)
  • Applied linguistics (54.23%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Multilingual Language Policies and the Continua of Biliteracy: An Ecological Approach (413 citations)
  • English Language Education in China: Policies, Progress, and Problems (224 citations)
  • Ethnography of language policy (197 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Language Policy:

Language education, Sociolinguistics, Language policy, Applied linguistics and Pedagogy are the main subjects of interest in the published articles. The studies on Language education discussed at the published papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Bilingual education, Foreign language, Public relations and Language assessment. The most cited papers explore issues in Sociolinguistics which can be linked to other research areas like Language ideology, Language planning, Multilingualism and First language.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Linguistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Language Policy is organized to address concerns in the fields of Sociolinguistics, Language education, Applied linguistics, Language policy and Linguistics. Language Policy explores issues in Sociolinguistics which can be linked to other research areas like Neoliberalism, Context (language use), Ethnic group and Language ideology. Language Policy focuses on Language education research as part of the broader topic of Pedagogy.

Topics in Applied linguistics explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Identity (social science), Critical discourse analysis, Media studies, Anthropology and Politics. It facilitates discussions on Language policy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Political economy, Policy analysis, Ethnography, First language and Gender studies. Language Policy features works in Linguistics, more specifically Dual language and Foreign language, and explores their relation to disciplines like Word (computer architecture).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The fiftyfication of dual language education: one-size-fits-all language allocation’s “equality” and “practicality” eclipsing a history of equity (2 citations)
  • "Verde is Not the Word for Green in Spanish": The Problematic Arrogance of Monolingual, Powerful Parents (1 citations)
  • A Black mother’s counterstory to the Brown–White binary in dual language education: toward disrupting dual language as White property (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Language Policy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Viniti Vaish (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bernard Spolsky (10 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Robert Phillipson (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert Blackwood (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kendall A. King (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Language Policy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Pennsylvania (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stockholm University (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Liverpool (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Hong Kong (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nanyang Technological University (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 21.43% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.15% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.06% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.15% of all publications and 63.64% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Pride, prejudice and pragmatism: family language policies in the UK

    (2023)
    11 Citations
  • The gentrification of two-way dual language programs: a commentary

    Patricia Gándara

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Advocacy strategies for a new multilingual educational policy in Israel

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • After Castañeda: a glotopolítica perspective and educational dignity paradigm to educate racialized bilinguals

    Luis E. Poza;Ofelia García;Óscar Jiménez-Castellanos

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Editorial introduction: Advocacy issues and research in language policy

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Individual language advocates and managers

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • #workfromhome: how multi-level marketers enact and subvert federal language policy for profit.

    Sabrina Fluegel;Kendall King

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Qinsheng Zhou: Ethnic Minority Languages in China: Policy and Practice

    Bernard Spolsky

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • "Verde is Not the Word for Green in Spanish": The Problematic Arrogance of Monolingual, Powerful Parents

    Guadalupe Valdés

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • In Memorium: A tribute to Bernard Spolsky

    (2022)
    0 Citations

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