About the journal
Journal of Child Language is a journal published by Cambridge University Press in United Kingdom. It is listed in MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0305-0009 · 1469-7602
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Access
- Not open access / not declared
- Official website
- http://journals.cambridge.org/jcl
Index listings
- MEDLINE · 1978-01-01
- PUBMED · 2016-07-04
- Indexing
- MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- —
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
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Works in OpenAlex
3195
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
167
i10-index
1717
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Editorial & policy6
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2027
- Level 2 — top tier (~20% of the field's channels)
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 97%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 99%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 0425743
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Subject areas
- Language Development and Disorders
- Language Development and Disorders
- Language Development and Disorders
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
- Reading and Literacy Development
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- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Categorization, perception, and language
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies
- Second Language Acquisition and Learning
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Speech and dialogue systems
- Speech and dialogue systems
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Educational Robotics and Engineering
- Educational Robotics and Engineering
- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Categorization, perception, and language
- Categorization, perception, and language
- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Natural Language Processing Techniques
- Natural Language Processing Techniques
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Infant Health and Development
- Infant Health and Development
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
- Language and cultural evolution
- Language and cultural evolution
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Language and cultural evolution
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Linguistics and Language Studies
- Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Language Acquisition and Education
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Infant Health and Development
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
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