Journal profile
RATE Issues
ISSN 1844-6159 · Romanian Association of Teachers of English · Romania
RATE Issues: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
RATE Issues is published by Romanian Association of Teachers of English. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Second Language Learning and Teaching and Second Language Acquisition and Learning, together about 55% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Focus and scope: RATE Issues (RATEI) addresses TEFL/TESOL professionals at elementary and high school level as well as university faculty and researchers. Articles can explore topics ranging from Anglophone literature and cultural studies to teaching English and linguistics. RATEI also welcomes teachers' project reports featuring findings and transferrable good practice. RATE Issues is indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), ERIH Plus and Index Copernicus International Master List, as well as Infobase. RATE Issues does not charge any fee for publication and is run as an open-access journal. Authors retain copyright and full publishing rights without restrictions. Open access policy (CC BY-NC-SA): All parts of this academic journal are open-access and may be redistributed non-commercially and remixed at will provided that RATE Issues is mentioned as a source and identical Creative Commons terms are used. Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities32%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities13%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology10%
- English Language Learning and TeachingComputer Science10%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology4%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences2%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences2%
- Innovative Teaching MethodsSocial Sciences2%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 44 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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-SA | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 70–150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- MLA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
All parts of this academic journal are open-access and may be redistributed non-commercially and remixed at will provided that RATE Issues is mentioned as a source and identical Creative Commons terms are used.
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
- Romanian Association of Teachers of English
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1844-6159
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about RATE Issues
How long does peer review take at RATE Issues?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of RATE Issues?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 70–150 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: MLA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index RATE Issues?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RATE Issues is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is RATE Issues open access, and what is the APC?
RATE Issues 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .