Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Journal of Spanish Language Teaching
ISSN 2324-7797 · eISSN 2324-7800 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Spanish Language Teaching: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 191 days to acceptance (34 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Spanish Language Teaching is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Second Language Learning and Teaching and Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies, together about 52.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Spanish Language Teaching is a peer-reviewed journal that provides an international forum for innovative research, methods, materials and theories on the teaching and learning of Spanish as a foreign language. The Journal's main purpose is to create a dialogue between researchers and practitioners worldwide in order to enrich a discipline that is experiencing tremendous growth. The Journal invites contributions from researchers working on topics related to the teaching and learning of the Spanish language at any educational level and in any setting. The Journal will publish original research papers as well as book reviews. Periodically, it will also consider monographic issues and critical surveys of recent research related to a specific sub-discipline or geographical area. A thorough peer review process will be applied to both commissioned and unsolicited articles. The Journal of Spanish Language Teaching will constitute an essential journal of reference in the field. There is currently no other academic publication dedicated solely to the teaching and learning of Spanish, which exists in both print and electronic formats, and is global in its reach. Targeted at both academics and practitioners, the Journal aims to have a major impact on the discipline. Some of the areas especially relevant to the Journal's objectives are: Language acquisition Classroom-centered research Language teaching methodologies Teaching of specific skills Teacher training and professional development Curriculum development New technologies in language teaching Learning conditions and the learning process Testing and evaluation in language teaching Translation and language teaching Language teaching through literature Culture and language teaching Heritage speakers, bilingual and multilingual education Non-traditional language learning environments Language teaching and psychology, anthropology and sociology If you are interested in submitting to the Journal, or would like to express your interest in future issues, please email the Editors at spanishlanguageteaching@gmail.com. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Ethics Statements From 1st July 2025 Journal of Spanish Language Teaching requires all authors to include evidence of ethical approval, including the name of the committee that provided approval, within the
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
Editor-in-chief Javier Muñoz-BasolsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, United Kingdom 2, Spain 1, Ireland 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities24.5%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities15.7%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities12.5%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology9.8%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences8%
- Linguistic Education and PedagogyArts and Humanities4%
- Linguistics and Language AnalysisArts and Humanities3.7%
- Linguistic and Sociocultural StudiesSocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and Linguistics | Q1 | 275/1137 | 75th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q2 | 328/1221 | 73rd |
| Education | Q3 | 1004/1698 | 40th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- 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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), Modern Language Association (MLA)
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.31Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.54Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 46,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 281 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 8 | 178 |
| 2025 | 25 | 7 | 304 |
| 2024 | 20 | 4 | 297 |
| 2023 | 19 | 8 | 307 |
| 2022 | 20 | 6 | 247 |
| 2021 | 21 | 5 | 210 |
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
191 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 139 days – 229 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (34 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 222 days
- Sample
- 34 articles with submission and acceptance dates (43 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)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 73 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Ethics statement: from 1 July 2025 authors must include evidence of ethical approval, including the name of the committee, within the manuscript; if no approval was granted, authors must provide sufficient evidence for exemption. Model summary
From 1st July 2025 Journal of Spanish Language Teaching requires all authors to include evidence of ethical approval, including the name of the committee that provided approval, within the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Journal of Spanish Language Teaching 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 discov…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
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
- 2324-7797
- Electronic ISSN
- 2324-7800
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Spanish Language Teaching
How long does peer review take at Journal of Spanish Language Teaching?
Based on the dates recorded on 34 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 191 days (interquartile range 139–229 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Spanish Language Teaching based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), United Kingdom (2) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Spanish Language Teaching?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Spanish Language Teaching is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Spanish Language Teaching open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Spanish Language Teaching is a subscription journal. 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: .