System

Aims & Scope

This international journal is devoted to the applications of educational technology and applied linguistics to problems of foreign language teaching and learning.

Attention is paid to the learning and teaching of all languages (e.g.

English) as second or foreign languages in all countries.

System requires articles to have a sound theoretical base and a visible practical application for a broad readership.

Review articles are considered for publication if they deal with critical issues in language learning and teaching with significant implications for practice and research.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.205

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	115

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1195

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4086

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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.

• Language teachers’ coping strategies during the Covid-19 conversion to online teaching: Correlations with stress, wellbeing and negative emotions

  Citation: 562

  Authors: Peter D., Tammy, Sarah

• Understanding Chinese high school students’ Foreign Language Enjoyment: Validation of the Chinese version of the Foreign Language Enjoyment scale

  Citation: 375

  Authors: Chengchen, Guiying, Jean-Marc

• CALL—past, present and future

  Citation: 369

  Authors: Stephen

• Emotion regulation and psychological well-being in teacher work engagement: A case of British and Iranian English language teachers

  Citation: 366

  Authors: Vincent, Ali, Jalil

• A cognitive perspective on language learners' listening comprehension problems

  Citation: 366

  Authors: Christine C.M

• How unique is the foreign language classroom enjoyment and anxiety of Chinese EFL learners?

  Citation: 363

  Authors: Yan, Jean-Marc

• L2 motivation research 2005–2014: Understanding a publication surge and a changing landscape

  Citation: 363

  Authors: Zann, Zoltán, Stephen

• Dynamic emergence of situational willingness to communicate in a second language

  Citation: 342

  Authors: Su-Ja

• The effects of focused and unfocused written corrective feedback in an English as a foreign language context

  Citation: 324

  Authors: Rod, Younghee, Mihoko, Hide

• Exploring measures and perceptions of fluency in the speech of second language learners

  Citation: 322

  Authors: Judit, Mariann

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