Journal profile · Multiple
Language and Education
ISSN 0950-0782 · eISSN 1747-7581 · Taylor & Francis
Language and Education: CAS Zone 2 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.06; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 206 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 7% (journal website); 67 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Language and Education is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Education 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 59% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Language and Education provides a forum for the discussion of recent topics and issues in language and literacy which have an immediate bearing upon thought and practice in education. Articles draw important and well-communicated implications from their subject matter for one or more of the following: policy, curriculum, pedagogy or evaluation in education. The task of the Journal is to encourage language specialists and researchers in language in education and educational linguists to organise and present their material in such a way as to highlight its educational implications, thereby influencing educational theorists and practitioners and leading to improved educational outcomes for students. Articles are welcomed concerning all aspects of language education in the dominant language of the country, society, or educational system in question. This includes mother tongue and second language education, issues related to immersion education, content-based language teaching, CLIL, bi/multilingualism, and medium-of-instruction. The remit of Language and Education, however, does not extend to modern foreign language education (i.e. modern foreign languages or English as a foreign language). Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Rita SilverPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, Macau, China 1, Bangladesh 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 Sciences22.2%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities19.1%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities17.6%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities5.1%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities5%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities3.3%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology2.6%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences2.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 1 |
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 | Language & Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | 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
PsycINFOERICPublisher website
Other: Australian Research Council (ARC) Ranked Journal List, Contents Pages in Education, Current Abstracts, Periodicals Index Online, ERIH, Language Teaching, Linguistics Abstracts Online, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, ArticleFirst, PsycFIRST, 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
- 3.06LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.28LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.28Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 730OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 301,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2024
- 301,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,638 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 30 | 17 |
| 2025 | 67 | 27 | 157 |
| 2024 | 90 | 39 | 546 |
| 2023 | 70 | 28 | 803 |
| 2022 | 38 | 14 | 510 |
| 2021 | 62 | 19 | 867 |
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
206 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 134 days – 265 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 222 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (156 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)
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2024
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 72 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 72 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 18 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Language and Education 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 …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised 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
- 0950-0782
- Electronic ISSN
- 1747-7581
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Language and Education
What CAS zone is Language and Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Language and Education is in Zone 2 of Education, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Linguistics / Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Language and Education?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.06; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 88.
How long does peer review take at Language and Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 206 days (interquartile range 134–265 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 7% (2024). 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 Language and Education 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 Education.
Where are the editorial board members of Language and Education 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), Macau, China (1) and Bangladesh (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Language and Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Language and Education is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Language and Education open access, and what is the APC?
Language and Education 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: .