Journal profile
Ludic Language Pedagogy
ISSN 2435-2349 · James York · Japan
Ludic Language Pedagogy: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ludic Language Pedagogy is published by James York. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Educational Games and Gamification, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and Second Language Acquisition and Learning, together about 67.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The mission of Ludic Language Pedagogy is to promote open, scholarly and practical conversations around purposeful and progressive uses of games and play in language teaching and learning. We are committed to: Promoting ideas, experiences and research that investigate the mindful intersection of games and language teaching and learning, Curating materials (submitted in conjunction with manuscripts) that other teachers and researchers can use in their contexts, Communicating with the community, not only through this journal but via SNS and regular public connections (podcast, webinars, Discord channels, etc.).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Name InstitutionPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, South Korea 2, Australia 2, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educational Games and GamificationPsychology30.6%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities28.2%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology9%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences8.6%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities4.5%
- English Language Learning and TeachingComputer Science4.1%
- Linguistic Education and PedagogyArts and Humanities3.3%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities1.6%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 89 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 24 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 70 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 44 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 42 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- articles (hard mode)📔 Articles (Hard Mode)Length not stated
- playground items (easy mode)🏞 Playground items (Easy Mode)Length not stated
- walkthroughs (normal mode)🚶♂️ Walkthroughs (Normal Mode)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Model summary
This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy / オープンアクセスについて
LLP operates under a CC-BY-NC-ND license. Authors maintain the copyright of their original work. Please credit the original appearance on LLP if you republish somewhere else. LLP is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Journal Policies page covers peer review, ethics, copyright, archiving, and publishing policies. Model summary
For details on peer review, ethics, copyright, archiving, and publishing policies, please see our Journal Policies page.
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
- James York
- Country or region
- Japan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2435-2349
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ludic Language Pedagogy
How long does peer review take at Ludic Language Pedagogy?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 weeks. 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 Ludic Language Pedagogy based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), South Korea (2) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ludic Language Pedagogy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ludic Language Pedagogy is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Ludic Language Pedagogy open access, and what is the APC?
Ludic Language Pedagogy is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .