Language Culture and Curriculum

Language Culture and Curriculum 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 65.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Language, Culture and Curriculum is a well-established journal that seeks to enhance the understanding of the relations between the three dimensions of its title. It welcomes work dealing with a wide range of languages (mother tongues, global English, foreign, minority, immigrant, heritage, or endangered languages) in the context of bilingual and multilingual education and first, second or additional language learning. It focuses on research into cultural content, literacy or intercultural and transnational studies, usually related to curriculum development, organisation or implementation. The journal also includes studies of language instruction, teacher training, teaching methods and language-in-education policy. It is open to investigations of language attitudes, beliefs and identities as well as to contributions dealing with language learning processes and language practices inside and outside of the classroom. Language, Culture and Curriculum encourages submissions from a variety of disciplinary approaches. Since its inception in 1988 the journal has tried to cover a wide range of topics and it has disseminated articles from authors from all continents.Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in our publications. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Multiple

Editor-in-chief Yongyan ZhengPublisher website

Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 100%); most named Mainland China 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CAS Journal Ranking

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, EBSCOhost Education Resources Information Center ( ERIC), ERIH, Islamicus, Language Teaching, Linguistics Abstracts, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, ArticleFirst, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association), 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.

Impact

Impact factor

2.71LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

2.8Publisher website · 2026-09-30

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

3.6Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CiteScore 2026-06

7.3LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

7.3Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SJR 2026-06

1.18LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

1.18Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SNIP 2026-06

2.15LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

2.15Publisher website · 2026-09-30

h-index

72OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

495OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

3.4OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

3.6%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

12.5%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

33LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

140,000Publisher website · 2026-09-30

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.

Other sources

Acceptance rate (publisher)

7%Publisher website · 2026-09-30

Submission to first decision

9 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

First decision after review

90 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

Acceptance to publication

11 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

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.

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.

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.

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

ISSN

0790-8318

Electronic ISSN

1747-7573

Latest issue on the website

Volume 39, Issue 2 (2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website