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Annual Review of Applied Linguistics
ISSN 0267-1905 · eISSN 1471-6356 · Cambridge University Press
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics: CAS Zone 1 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 10.75; fully open access; APC about USD 3,550; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 1 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Multilingual Education and Policy and Second Language Learning and Teaching, together about 43.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Annual Review of Applied Linguistics is an open access journal that publishes research on key topics in the broad field of applied linguistics. Each issue is thematic, providing a variety of perspectives on the topic through research summaries, critical overviews, position papers and empirical studies. Being responsive to the field, some issues are tied to the theme of that year's annual conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics. Also, at regular intervals an issue will take the approach of covering applied linguistics as a field more broadly, including coverage of critical or controversial topics. ARAL provides cutting-edge and timely articles on a wide number of areas, including language learning and pedagogy, second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, language policy and planning, language assessment, and research design and methodology, to name just a few.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Andrea RévészPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 8, United Kingdom 3, Japan 2, Mainland China 1, South Korea 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities16%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences15.1%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities12.9%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology6.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities5%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.7%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 10.75LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 125OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 430OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 10.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 61.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 820 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 8 |
| 2025 | 18 | 14 | 209 |
| 2024 | 14 | 9 | 272 |
| 2023 | 13 | 10 | 382 |
| 2022 | 22 | 14 | 429 |
| 2021 | 11 | 5 | 122 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access articles
All articles accepted from 22 June 2026 will be open access with a Creative Commons licence. Model summary
FirstView articles Latest volume All issues Most cited Most read
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0267-1905
- Electronic ISSN
- 1471-6356
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Applied Linguistics
What CAS zone is Annual Review of Applied Linguistics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annual Review of Applied Linguistics is in Zone 1 of Literature, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Linguistics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annual Review of Applied Linguistics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.75; CiteScore 10.9, h-index 125.
Where are the editorial board members of Annual Review of Applied Linguistics based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (8), United Kingdom (3) and Japan (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annual Review of Applied Linguistics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annual Review of Applied Linguistics is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Annual Review of Applied Linguistics open access, and what is the APC?
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .