Journal metric profile

Journal of English as a Lingua Franca

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.200 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.000 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 114/303 Recorded category rank

Journal of English as a Lingua Franca JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Journal of English as a Lingua Franca is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.200, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q2.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 114 out of 303 journals in its listed category. A Q2 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 198 total citations, 9 total articles, 9 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 1.000, which is 0.200 points below the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.100. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.810.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 8 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 6.7 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Journal of English as a Lingua Franca is identified in this record by print ISSN 2191-9216 and electronic ISSN 2191-933X. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameJournal of English as a Lingua Franca
Abbreviated journalJ ENGL LING FR
PublisherWALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
Metric year2025
Overall rank12,283
ISSN2191-9216
eISSN2191-933X
Total cites198
Total articles9
Citable items9
Cited half-life8 years
Citing half-life6.7 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.200
5-Year Impact Factor1.000
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.100
Journal Citation Indicator0.810
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank114/303
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Journal of English as a Lingua Franca?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Journal of English as a Lingua Franca is 1.200 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Journal of English as a Lingua Franca?

Journal of English as a Lingua Franca is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Journal of English as a Lingua Franca?

Journal of English as a Lingua Franca is listed as being published by WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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