Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Research in the Teaching of English
ISSN 0034-527X · eISSN 1943-2348 · National Council of Teachers of English
Research in the Teaching of English: CAS Zone 2 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6; subscription journal; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Research in the Teaching of English is published by National Council of Teachers of English 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 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Literacy, Media, and Education and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies, together about 30.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities13%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities9.7%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities8%
- Writing and Handwriting EducationSocial Sciences6.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences5.9%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology5.8%
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 | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 643OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,776 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 30 | 2 | 15 |
| 2024 | 28 | 0 | 48 |
| 2023 | 31 | 1 | 129 |
| 2022 | 30 | 1 | 190 |
| 2021 | 32 | 0 | 276 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- National Council of Teachers of English
- ISSN
- 0034-527X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-2348
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Research in the Teaching of English
What CAS zone is Research in the Teaching of English in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Research in the Teaching of English is in Zone 2 of Education, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Research in the Teaching of English?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.6; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 89.
Which databases index Research in the Teaching of English?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Research in the Teaching of English is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Research in the Teaching of English open access, and what is the APC?
Research in the Teaching of English is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .