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 Icy Lee and Dana Ferris. Associate editors are Amanda Kibler and Todd Ruecker. The founding editors were Ilona Leki and Tony Silva.
According to Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2017 impact factor of 3.321, ranking it 2nd out of 182 journals in the category "Linguistics".

Abstracting and indexing

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