Journal profile · LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Unterrichtspraxis-Teaching German
ISSN 0042-062X · eISSN 1756-1221
Unterrichtspraxis-Teaching German: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 170 days to acceptance (26 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 87% (journal website); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Unterrichtspraxis-Teaching German is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistic Education and Pedagogy, Linguistic research and analysis and Second Language Learning and Teaching, together about 57.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German is the society journal of the American Association of German Teachers and devoted to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of German language and culture. The following are areas of particular interest: Recent advances in research on teaching and learning Practical approaches to and methods of teaching and learning Reviews of teaching and learning materials Discussion of issues relevant to the teaching profession, curricular planning, and strategic decisions Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German publishes Research Articles, Praxis Articles, Forum Articles, and Reviews. The languages of publication are German and English. The journal is published online only.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistic Education and PedagogyArts and Humanities28.5%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities19.2%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities10%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities6.5%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities5.2%
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities2.3%
- Gender Studies in LanguageSocial Sciences2.2%
- Education Methods and TechnologiesSocial Sciences2.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 226OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 46.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 45Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 26,733Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,238 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 51 | 32 | 23 |
| 2024 | 35 | 21 | 17 |
| 2023 | 50 | 27 | 43 |
| 2022 | 30 | 4 | 36 |
| 2021 | 43 | 2 | 54 |
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
170 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 202 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (26 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 209 days
- Sample
- 26 articles with submission and acceptance dates (58 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)
- 87%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 87%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 67 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 67 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 165 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 27 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 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted1
- editorialDie Unterrichtspraxis / Teaching German publishes Research Articles, Praxis Articles, Forum Articles, and Reviews. The languages of publication are German and E…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability
- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors may provide a data availability statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper. Shared data should be cited. Please review Wiley's Data Citation policy…
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
- ISSN
- 0042-062X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1756-1221
- Society / sponsor
- American Association of Teachers of German
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 59, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Unterrichtspraxis-Teaching German
What CAS zone is Unterrichtspraxis-Teaching German in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Unterrichtspraxis-Teaching German is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Language & Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Unterrichtspraxis-Teaching German?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at Unterrichtspraxis-Teaching German?
Based on the dates recorded on 26 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 170 days (interquartile range 68–202 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 87% (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 Unterrichtspraxis-Teaching German?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Unterrichtspraxis-Teaching German?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Unterrichtspraxis-Teaching German is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Unterrichtspraxis-Teaching German open access, and what is the APC?
Unterrichtspraxis-Teaching German is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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: .