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IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching
ISSN 0019-042X · eISSN 1613-4141 · Walter de Gruyter
IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.69; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; 54 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching 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 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Second Language Acquisition and Learning and Second Language Learning and Teaching, together about 38.2% 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
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities18.2%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology11.2%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities8.9%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences7.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.5%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine3.9%
- Financial Crisis of the 21st CenturyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
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 | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | 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 |
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 | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.69LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 535OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,216 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 4 | 17 |
| 2025 | 54 | 18 | 189 |
| 2024 | 99 | 36 | 581 |
| 2023 | 93 | 32 | 725 |
| 2022 | 56 | 12 | 627 |
| 2021 | 66 | 20 | 791 |
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 1 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
- 0019-042X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1613-4141
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching
What CAS zone is IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research / 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 IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.69; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 83.
Which databases index IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching open access, and what is the APC?
IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .