Journal profile · LINGUISTICS
Asian Englishes
ISSN 1348-8678 · eISSN 2331-2548 · Taylor & Francis
Asian Englishes: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 195 days to acceptance (73 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 24% (journal website); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Englishes is published by Taylor & Francis 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 55.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Asian Englishes : An International Journal of the Sociolinguistics of English in Asia/Pacific serves as a scholarly forum for exploring the diffusion and diversification of English in Asia and the Pacific and examining its influences upon and incorporation into the language practices of individuals and communities associated with the region. The journal provides space for themes including: Attention to the diversity and complexity characterizing (English) language practices in Asia; Varieties of and variation in English in Asia, including their divergence & convergence (phonetics, phonology, lexis, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse, rhetoric, multimodal interaction); (English) language policy, planning and testing, informed by pluralistic paradigms (i.e. World Englishes, EIL, English as a Lingua Franca, Translanguaging, etc.), in Asian contexts; The negotiation of being, becoming and belonging (identity and community membership) in and transcending Asian contexts; Trends and conceptual tensions in examining, theorizing, and modelling identity and interaction in and transcending Asia; and Research into ELT practices and English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) informed by pluralistic paradigms, multilingualism, and translanguaging. Peer Review Integrity All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double-anonymized and submission is online via Editorial Manager. STAR Taylor & Francis/Routledge are committed to the widest possible dissemination of its journals to non-profit institutions in developing countries. Our STAR initiative offers individual researchers in Africa, South Asia and many parts of South East Asia the opportunity to gain one month’s free online access to 1,300 Taylor & Francis journals. For more information, please visit the STAR website.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LINGUISTICS
Editor-in-chief James D’AngeloPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 14%); most named Japan 5, Mainland China 1, Australia 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences24.5%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities16%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities15.3%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences8.2%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities6.1%
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities4.9%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities3.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.4%
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 | 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 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, EBSCO database (Communication and Mass Media Complete), Modern Language Association (MLA International Bibliography)Publisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.06Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.92LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.92Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 210OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 70,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 792 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 8 | 5 |
| 2025 | 43 | 10 | 51 |
| 2024 | 29 | 6 | 75 |
| 2023 | 39 | 5 | 212 |
| 2022 | 36 | 8 | 637 |
| 2021 | 32 | 3 | 379 |
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 Crossref · to
195 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 108 days – 265 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (73 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 218 days
- Sample
- 73 articles with submission and acceptance dates (86 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 143 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
No APC for non-open-access publishing. Model summary
If you choose not to publish open access in this journal, there is no APC.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access policy: hybrid journal under Taylor & Francis Open Select; open access publishing optional. Model summary
Asian Englishes is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readers…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Integrity
Peer review policy: initial editor appraisal, then double-anonymized peer review by independent referees; online submission via Editorial Manager. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double-anonymized and submission is online via Editorial Manager.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1348-8678
- Electronic ISSN
- 2331-2548
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Englishes
What CAS zone is Asian Englishes in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asian Englishes is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category 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 Asian Englishes?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at Asian Englishes?
Based on the dates recorded on 73 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 195 days (interquartile range 108–265 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is Asian Englishes in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Literature.
Where are the editorial board members of Asian Englishes based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (5), Mainland China (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asian Englishes?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Englishes is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Asian Englishes open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Englishes is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .