2026 Journal Metrics Score
4.3
Updated August 2026 · 2-year citation average from OpenAlex data
The Journal Metrics Score is the two-year mean citedness of a journal, computed from OpenAlex (CC0) data: citations received in the most recent complete year to works published in the two prior years, divided by the number of those works. Quartiles rank journals within each OpenAlex subfield by score. Data source: OpenAlex (CC0).
| Category | Quartile |
|---|---|
| Language and Linguistics | Q1 |
| Developmental and Educational Psychology | Q1 |
| Artificial Intelligence | Q1 |
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q1 |
Research Methods in Applied Linguistics's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 4.3, updated August 2026 from OpenAlex citation data. The journal is ranked Q1 in this Journal Metrics record.
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Ranked #57 in Arts & Humanities by Journal Metrics Score and #57 among Q1 Arts & Humanities journals. This context helps compare Research Methods in Applied Linguistics against journals publishing in the same field.
Published 336 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current Journal Metrics Score of 4.3.
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