International Journal of TESOL Studies

Aims & Scope

International Journal of TESOL Studies (IJTS) is a fully peer-reviewed international journal published by International TESOL Union and indexed in Scopus.

IJTS publishes both original empirical research and systematic review studies on teaching and learning English as a second and foreign language at all education levels.

It is broadly concerned with linguistics applied to education and welcomes contributions in, but not limited to, the following areas: 1. material development and evaluation 2. translation and interpreting studies 3. curriculum design and development 4. professional preparation and development 5.

English for academic purposes 6. discourse analysis/genre analysis 7. language and culture 8. language and society 9. language testing and assessment 10. language planning and policy 11. multilingualism and multilingual education 12. information technology and language education 13. critical thinking and language education

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Boosting Preservice Teachers' Competence and Online Teaching Readiness through E-Practicum during the COVID-19 Outbreak

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• The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on ESL Learners and TESOL Practitioners in the United States

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• A Systematic Review of ChatGPT for English as a Foreign Language Writing: Opportunities, Challenges, and Recommendations

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• Teachers' Perceptions of the Shift from the Classroom to Online Teaching

  Citation: 15

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• Responding to COVID-19 in EAP Contexts: A Comparison of Courses at Four Sino-Foreign Universities

  Citation: 9

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• The Affordances and Challenges of Virtual Reality for Language Teaching

  Citation: 9

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• Scientific Writing, Reviewing, and Editing for Open-access TESOL Journals: The Role of ChatGPT

  Citation: 8

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• Metacognitive Strategies, AI-based Writing Self-efficacy and Writing Anxiety in AI-assisted Writing Contexts: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

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• Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) through Synchronous Online Teaching in English Language Preservice Teacher Education

  Citation: 7

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• Addressing the Challenges of Group Speaking Assessments in the Time of the Coronavirus

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