Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
TESOL Journal
ISSN 1056-7941 · eISSN 1949-3533 · Wiley-Blackwell
TESOL Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,850; median 317 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 17% (journal website); 110 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
TESOL Journal is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 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, Second Language Learning and Teaching and Multilingual Education and Policy, together about 51.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
TESOL Journal (TJ) is a refereed, practitioner-oriented electronic journal based on current theory and research in the field of TESOL. TJ is a forum for second and foreign language educators at all levels to engage in the ways that research and theorizing can inform, shape, and ground teaching practices and perspectives. Articles enable an active and vibrant professional dialogue about research- and theory-based practices as well as practice-oriented theorizing and research.Editorial turnaround time is currently about 3 months from submission to final decision.Based on manuscripts with a decision date on or after Jan. 1, 2020, TJ's acceptance rate is 18%. Abstracting and Indexing Information ArticleFirst (OCLC) Book Review Digest Plus (EBSCO Publishing) Education Full Text (HW Wilson) Education Index/Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing) Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center (CSC) IBR & IBZ: International Bibliographies of Periodical Literature (KG Saur) OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition (HW Wilson) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) TJ’s Most Viewed Articles Developing secondary school English language learners' productive and critical use of ChatGPT The Other Third Culture Kids: EAL Learners' Views On Self‐Identity, Home Culture, And Community In International Schools Academic integrity in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) authoring apps Reflecting on Reflective Practice: (Re)Visiting Dewey and Schön Wordless but not silent: Unlocking the power of wordless picture books Beyond sentence frames: Scaffolding emergent multilingual students' participation in science discourse Teaching about Indigenous peoples in the EFL classroom: Practical approaches to the development of intercultural competence A comparison of integrated and designated ELD models on second and third graders' oral English language proficiency When literacy ate language: An analysis of a research‐based literacy intervention for designated English Learners Can task‐based language teaching be “authentic” in foreign language contexts? Exploring the case of China
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 17, Hong Kong, China 4, United Kingdom 3, Canada 2, Mexico 2 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities20.1%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities17.5%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences14%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology4.6%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.2%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities3.3%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERICPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, OCLC
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 (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 453OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 30%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 82LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 101Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 208,051Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,709 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 37 | 33 |
| 2025 | 110 | 64 | 217 |
| 2024 | 130 | 78 | 567 |
| 2023 | 97 | 65 | 578 |
| 2022 | 68 | 11 | 388 |
| 2021 | 72 | 11 | 578 |
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
317 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 219 days – 422 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 357 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (202 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)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 39 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 39 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 90 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 338 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,850 / EUR 2,390 / GBP 1,880 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- reviewamber.warren@vanderbilt.edu) (5) Media Reviews 1000 - 1500 words This section presents media reviews, including book reviewsmain text ≤ 1,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Artificial Intelligence (AI) Programs (including ChatGPT)
We understand that the use of AI programs may be useful for some purposes. We require that anyone using an AI program or platform (including but not limited to ChatGPT) to generate text follow the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidelines, namely, “Authors who use AI tools in the writing of a manuscript, production of images or graphical elements of the paper, or in the collection and analysis o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 8. Copyright Transfer Agreement
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 9. Open Access
Open Access is available to authors of primary research articles who wish to make their article available to non-subscribers on publication, or whose funding agency requires grantees to archive the final version of their article. With Open Access, the author, the author's funding agency, or the author's institution pays a fee to ensure that the article is made available to non-subscribers upon pub…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 4. Review Process and Policy
As this journal has adopted a double-anonymous reviewing policy, please remove the author’s name from the main text, the in-text citations, the reference list, and any running heads. Please replace the author’s name with Author. If there are multiple authors, please use Author1, Author2, etc. Manuscripts submitted without author’s name(s) removed will be returned without review for alteration and …
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1056-7941
- Electronic ISSN
- 1949-3533
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 4 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about TESOL Journal
What CAS zone is TESOL Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, TESOL Journal is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of TESOL Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at TESOL Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 85 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 317 days (interquartile range 219–422 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17% (2025). 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 TESOL Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of TESOL Journal based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (17), Hong Kong, China (4) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index TESOL Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, TESOL Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is TESOL Journal open access, and what is the APC?
TESOL Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,850.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .