Australian Review of Applied Linguistics

Aims & Scope

The Australian Review of Applied Linguistics (ARAL) is the preeminent journal of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA).

ARAL is a peer reviewed journal that promotes scholarly discussion and contemporary understandings of language-related matters with a view to impacting on real-world problems and debates.

The journal publishes empirical and theoretical research on language/s in educational, professional, institutional and community settings.

ARAL welcomes national and international submissions presenting research related to any of the major sub-disciplines of Applied Linguistics as well as transdisciplinary studies.

Areas of particular interest include but are not limited to: · Analysis of discourse and interaction · Assessment and evaluation · Bi/multilingualism and bi/multilingual education · Corpus linguistics · Cognitive linguistics · Language, culture and identity · Language maintenance and revitalization · Language planning and policy · Language teaching and learning, including specific languages and TESOL · Pragmatics · Research design and methodology · Second language acquisition · Sociolinguistics · Language and technology · Translating and interpreting.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.486

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Naplan language assessments for Indigenous children in remote communities

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Gillian, Jane, Deborah

• Reflections on the pedagogical imports of western practices for professionalizing ESL/EFL writing and writing-teacher education

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Lawrence

• Can reading strategies be successfully taught?

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Patricia L.

• Pair interactions and mode of communication

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Lan Liana, Gillian, Neomy

• Did you have a good week-end? or why there is no such thing as a simple question in cross-cultural encounters

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Christine

• The focus group interview

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Debbie G.E.

• The development of comprehension in interlanguage pragmatics

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Misty, Anthony J.

• Investigating teachers’ written corrective feedback practices in a Saudi EFL context

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Abdulaziz, Neomy

• The changing face of motivation

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Elizabeth, Neomy

• Critical and alternative directions in applied linguistics

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Alastair

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