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Applied Linguistics Review
ISSN 1868-6303 · eISSN 1868-6311 · Walter de Gruyter
Applied Linguistics Review: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.34; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; 86 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Applied Linguistics Review is published by Walter de Gruyter and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Multilingual Education and Policy, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and Second Language Learning and Teaching, together about 52.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences20.3%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities17%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities15.1%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities9.6%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities6.9%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology5%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences4.2%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 4.34LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 332OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 785 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 21 | 23 |
| 2025 | 86 | 31 | 287 |
| 2024 | 89 | 46 | 680 |
| 2023 | 59 | 26 | 1,170 |
| 2022 | 78 | 28 | 1,222 |
| 2021 | 64 | 26 | 1,301 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 1868-6303
- Electronic ISSN
- 1868-6311
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Applied Linguistics Review
What CAS zone is Applied Linguistics Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Applied Linguistics Review is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Linguistics. 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 Applied Linguistics Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.34; CiteScore 8.2, h-index 56.
Which databases index Applied Linguistics Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Applied Linguistics Review is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Applied Linguistics Review open access, and what is the APC?
Applied Linguistics Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,712.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .