JALT Journal

Aims & Scope

JALT Journal is the research journal of the Japan Association for Language Teaching.

It is published semiannually, in May and November, with submissions accepted throughout the year.

Papers are first screened by the Editor and Associate Editor to ensure that submissions guidelines have been met and to determine whether the paper merits further independent review.

Most importantly, submissions must meet the remit of JALT Journal which, as an applied research journal, is to link theory to practice. JALT Journal places a high premium on anonymous peer review.

If a submission passes through the screening process, the paper is assigned to Editorial Advisory Board members and additional readers with specialization in the area of the submission.

JALT Journal publishes both quantitative and qualitative research. Authors hoping to publish research in JALT Journal may submit in either Japanese or English.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

Subjects & Keywords

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

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.

• Study-abroad, Language Proficiency and Learner Beliefs about Language Learning

  Citation: 110

  Authors: Koichi

• Representation of Users and Uses of English in Beginning Japanese EFL Textbooks

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Aya

• Motivation for Learning English as a Foreign Language in Japanese Elementary Schools

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Junko

• Factors associated with the notion that native speakers are the ideal language teachers: An examination of elementary school teachers in Japan

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Yoko

• What Do We Know About the Language Learning Motivation of University Students in Japan? Some Patterns in Survey Studies

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Kay

• Communicative Language Teaching: An Exploratory Survey

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Takako

• Language Learning Motivation of EFL Learners in Japan-A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Various Learning Milieus

  Citation: 29

  Authors:

• An Evaluation of English Textbooks in Japan from the Viewpoint of Nations in the Inner, Outer, and Expanding Circles

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Nobuko

• Foreign Language Listening Anxiety: Its Dimensionality and Group Differences

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Harumi

• Perspectives: Content-Based Instruction in EFL Contexts: Considerations for Effective Implementation

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Yoko