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Current Issues in Language Planning
ISSN 1466-4208 · eISSN 1747-7506 · Taylor & Francis
Current Issues in Language Planning: CAS Zone 1 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 1.86; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 167 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 17% (journal website); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Issues in Language Planning is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Multilingual Education and Policy, Second Language Learning and Teaching and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, together about 69.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Linguistics and Language and Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Current Issues in Language Planning aims to contribute to the field of language planning and policy studies by publishing high-quality, empirically focussed research that deepens understanding of the field and how language planning and policy is practised and enacted around the world. The journal adopts a broad definition of language planning and policy that ranges from a focus on regulatory, ‘top-down’ governmental work, and ‘middle-out’ approaches, to more ‘bottom-up’ processes, which deal with actors at different levels and/or with the contestation of language planning efforts and policies. The journal welcomes studies of formal and informal decision-making about language problems, language use, language forms and language education wherever these occur in societies. The journal is also receptive to articles that examine language problems and decision-making at transnational and supranational levels as well as in virtual domains. Together with submissions on language problems, we welcome papers that engage with planning and policies in relation to the nature of language, language maintenance, revival, shift and spread, and its transformation under the influence of factors at various levels and sources. The journal therefore invites articles that focus on any aspect of language planning and policy at the macro, meso, or micro social level and aims to promote understanding not just of language planning and policy processes, but also of the impacts of policymaking on societies and social groups. The study of such processes is interdisciplinary in nature, and we welcome submissions from any academic field, with the proviso that the key focus of any submitted paper is on language planning and policy. Submissions must show how and why they contribute to the study and understanding of this field. For example, research data on language attitudes, language practices, identity, motivation, teaching and learning and other topics must be presented as they relate to language planning and policy. We seek articles that are not simply descriptions of current language planning and policy work in specific contexts, but which also have a strong theoretical foundation and highlight the significance of such work in understanding how policies influence and are influenced by social structures, ideologies and discourses, and consider what specific contexts reveal about more general processes. We also welcome proposals for guest-edited special issues that focus either on themes
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Anthony LiddicoatPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, Australia 1, Malaysia 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences33.1%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities23.7%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities12.3%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences4.5%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities3.4%
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities3%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences2.1%
- Gender Studies in LanguageSocial Sciences2%
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 2 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 2 |
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 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
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
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERICPublisher website
Other: Australian Education Index, Contents Pages in Education, Current Abstracts, EBSCOhost, Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), Linguistics Abstracts Online, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts
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
- 1.86LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.92Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.98LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.98Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 426OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.62%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 145,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 869 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 22 | 27 |
| 2025 | 60 | 15 | 156 |
| 2024 | 52 | 20 | 243 |
| 2023 | 24 | 11 | 257 |
| 2022 | 33 | 17 | 288 |
| 2021 | 31 | 10 | 581 |
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
167 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 127 days – 245 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 179 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (146 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)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 78 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 10 daysPublisher 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- unsolicited book reviews
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Current Issues in Language Planning 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 discove…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Unsolicited book reviews are not accepted; contact the reviews editor first. Model summary
Current Issues in Language Planning does not accept unsolicited book reviews. Anyone wishing to contribute a book review should first contact the reviews editor .
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
- 1466-4208
- Electronic ISSN
- 1747-7506
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Issues in Language Planning
What CAS zone is Current Issues in Language Planning in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Current Issues in Language Planning is in Zone 1 of Literature, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Linguistics / Education & Educational Research; 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 Current Issues in Language Planning?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.86; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at Current Issues in Language Planning?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 167 days (interquartile range 127–245 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17%. 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 Current Issues in Language Planning 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 1 of Literature.
Where are the editorial board members of Current Issues in Language Planning based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), Australia (1) and Malaysia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Current Issues in Language Planning?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Issues in Language Planning is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Current Issues in Language Planning open access, and what is the APC?
Current Issues in Language Planning 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .