Language Teaching

Aims & Scope

Language Teaching is the essential research resource for language professionals providing a rich and expert overview of research in the field of second-language teaching and learning.

It offers critical survey articles of recent research on specific topics, second and foreign languages and countries, and invites original research articles reporting on replication studies and meta-analyses.

The journal also includes regional surveys of outstanding doctoral dissertations, topic-based research timelines, theme-based research agendas, recent plenary conference speeches, and research-in-progress reports.

A thorough peer-reviewing procedure applies to both the commissioned and the unsolicited articles.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.1
2024	4.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1658

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	909

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.855

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	87

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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.

• Teacher cognition in language teaching: A review of research on what language teachers think, know, believe, and do

  Citation: 1078

  Authors: Simon

• A systematic review of English medium instruction in higher education

  Citation: 938

  Authors: Ernesto, Samantha, Jack, Jiangshan, Julie

• Identity, language learning, and social change

  Citation: 541

  Authors: Bonny, Kelleen

• Motivation in second and foreign language learning

  Citation: 481

  Authors: Zoltán

• Feedback on second language students' writing

  Citation: 451

  Authors: Ken, Fiona

• English-medium teaching in European higher education

  Citation: 450

  Authors: James A.

• Computers and language learning: an overview

  Citation: 410

  Authors: Mark, Deborah

• Recent developments in second and foreign language listening comprehension research

  Citation: 393

  Authors: Larry

• Review of developments in research into English as a lingua franca

  Citation: 363

  Authors: Jennifer, Alessia, Martin

• Oral corrective feedback in second language classrooms

  Citation: 360

  Authors: Roy, Kazuya, Masatoshi

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