Journal profile · Multiple
International Multilingual Research Journal
ISSN 1931-3152 · eISSN 1931-3160 · Taylor & Francis
International Multilingual Research Journal: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.94; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,250; median 287 days to acceptance (15 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 3% (journal website); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Multilingual Research Journal 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, Second Language Learning and Teaching and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, together about 68.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Multilingual Research Journal (IMRJ) invites scholarly contributions from a broad range of disciplinary perspectives to illuminate bi-/multilingualism in relation to the education of minoritized children and adolescents around the world. IMRJ is committed to promoting equity, access, and social justice in education, and to offering accessible research and policy analyses to better inform scholars, educators, students, and policymakers. IMRJ is particularly interested in scholarship that offers insights from linguistics, applied linguistics, education, sociolinguistics, globalization and immigration studies, cultural psychology, linguistic and psychological anthropology, literacy studies, and critical race theory. It seeks theoretical and empirical scholarship with implications for research, policy, and practice in educational contexts. Submissions of research articles based on quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods are encouraged. Because of the international focus of the journal, the implications and significance of results should relate to contexts beyond the very local. IMRJ does not publish book reviews. Peer Review Policy: All articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Jeff MacSwanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences31.1%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities20.3%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities16.8%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences3.8%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences3.2%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities3.1%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities2.1%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology1.9%
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 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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 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 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · 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: ProQuest, EBSCOhost Communication & Mass Media Complete, Communication Source, TOC Premier (Table of Contents), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Social Science Premium Collection, Taylor & Francis Educational Research Abstracts Online, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (Online)
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
- 2.94LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.94LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.94Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 205OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 66,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 66,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 458 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 4 | 25 |
| 2024 | 35 | 10 | 239 |
| 2023 | 20 | 4 | 236 |
| 2022 | 22 | 8 | 201 |
| 2021 | 23 | 2 | 382 |
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
287 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 238 days – 367 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (15 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 308 days
- Sample
- 15 articles with submission and acceptance dates (45 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)
- 3%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 3%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 77 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 77 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 151 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 151 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 | USD 3,250 | — | — |
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
- book reviews
Article types accepted1
- research articlesSubmissions of research articles based on quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods are encouraged.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
International Multilingual Research Journal 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…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing. Model summary
All articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing.
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
- 1931-3152
- Electronic ISSN
- 1931-3160
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Multilingual Research Journal
What CAS zone is International Multilingual Research Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Multilingual Research Journal is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Linguistics / Education & Educational Research. 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 International Multilingual Research Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.94; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at International Multilingual Research Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 15 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 287 days (interquartile range 238–367 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 3% (2025). 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 International Multilingual Research Journal in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (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.
Which databases index International Multilingual Research Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Multilingual Research Journal is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Multilingual Research Journal open access, and what is the APC?
International Multilingual Research Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,250.
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: .