How to Get Published in
TESOL and Applied
Linguistics Serials
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Applied Linguistics
Editor(s): John Hellermann & Ken Hyland
Editor/Journal E-mail:
Journal URL: http://applij.oxfordjournals.org/
Journal description:
Applied Linguistics publishes research into language with relevance to real-world problems. The journal is keen
to help make connections between fields, theories, research methods, and scholarly discourses, and
welcomes contributions which critically reflect on current practices in applied linguistic research. It promotes
scholarly and scientific discussion of issues that unite or divide scholars in applied linguistics. It is less
interested in the ad hoc solution of particular problems and more interested in the handling of problems in a
principled way by reference to theoretical studies.
Applied linguistics is viewed not only as the relation between theory and practice, but also as the study
of language and language-related problems in specific situations in which people use and learn languages.
Within this framework the journal welcomes contributions in such areas of current enquiry as: bilingualism and
multilingualism; computer-mediated communication; conversation analysis; corpus linguistics; critical discourse
analysis; deaf linguistics; discourse analysis and pragmatics; first and additional language learning, teaching,
and use; forensic linguistics; language assessment; language planning and policies; language for special
purposes; lexicography; literacies; multimodal communication; rhetoric and stylistics; and translation. The
journal welcomes both reports of original research and conceptual articles.
The Journal’s Forum section is intended to enhance debate between authors and the
wider community of applied linguists (see Editorial in 22/1) and affords a quicker
turnaround time for short pieces. Forum pieces are typically responses to a published article, a shorter
research note or report, or a commentary on research issues or professional practices. The Journal also
contains a Reviews section.
Publication
Issues per year: 5
Average pages per issue: 128
Average article length/max: 8,500 words
Submission Policies
Accepts unsolicited manuscripts: Yes
Accepts manuscripts via post, e-mail, or online?: Online only
Publishes reviews of books, software, or other material (yes or no): Yes
Manuscript style: Please refer to http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/applij/for_authors/index.html
Submission Procedure
Review is refereed (yes or no): Yes
Review is blind (yes or no): Yes
Submitter receives copy of reviewer’s comments (yes or no): Yes
Average time for review: 82 days from submission to first decision, average time reviewers take to review a
manuscript: 27 days
Average time from acceptance to print: 5 weeks from acceptance to e-published; 24 weeks from e-published to
print
Author receives payment for published work (yes or no): No
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Applied Linguistics Review
Editor(s): Li Wei & David Block
Editor/Journal E-mail:
Journal URL: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/alr
Journal description:
Applied Linguistics Review (ALR) is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to serve as a testing ground for the
articulation of original ideas and approaches in the study of real-world issues in which language plays a crucial
role, by bringing together critical reflections of current debates and new theoretical and empirical research. The
issues dealt with in ALR range from aspects of the linguistic and communicative competence of the individual
such as bilingualism and multilingualism, first or second language acquisition, literacy, language disorders, to
language and communication related problems in and between societies such as linguistic discrimination,
language conflict, communication in the workplace, language policy and language planning, and language
ideology. Articles that not only report new research findings but also engage in philosophical and
methodological debates and point to directions of future research are particularly welcome.
Publication
Issues per year: 2
Average pages per issue: 130
Average article length/max: 7,000
Submission Policies
Accepts unsolicited manuscripts (yes or no): Yes
Accepts manuscripts via post, e-mail, or online?:
Email.
Publishes reviews of books, software, or other material (yes or no):
Not right now, as there is a long backlog of accepted papers.
Manuscript style:
APA
Submission Procedure
Review is refereed (yes or no): Yes
Review is blind (yes or no): Yes
Submitter receives copy of reviewer’s comments (yes or no):Yes
Average time for review: 3 months
Average time from acceptance to print: 6 months right now
Author receives payment for published work (yes or no): No
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Asian Journal of English Language Teaching (AJELT)
Editor(s): Gwendolyn Gong & Ali Shehadeh; Lixian JIN (Reviews Editor)
Editor/Journal E-mail: ;
Journal URL: www.cuhk.edu.hk/ajelt; www.chineseupress.com
Journal description:
The Asian Journal of English Language Teaching (AJELT) is an international blind refereed journal which
reviews previously unpublished data-driven manuscripts that (1) link ESL/EFL theory, research, and pedagogy
and (2) relate specifically to the teaching of English to Asians at the university level. Reviews and essays on
issues and trends as well as reports of ongoing projects are also welcome.
A member of the Council of the Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ), AJELT is indexed in Linguistics Abstracts,
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA International Bibliography, Sociological Abstracts, as well
as The Asian Education Index. In addition, the journal collaborates with the International Association of
Applied Linguistics (AILA): AILA members are provided AJELT subscriptions at reduced rates as part of their
new or renewed membership. AJELT is also recognized as an important academic publication by the
international organization, Teachers of English Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and a description of
the journal is noted on their homepage and in their print materials.
Publication
Issues per year: One
Average pages per issue: 160
Average article length/max: 25 manuscript pages
Submission Policies
Accepts unsolicited manuscripts (yes or no): yes
Accepts manuscripts via post, e-mail, or online?: online only
Publishes reviews of books, software, or other material (yes or no): yes
Manuscript style: APA (6TH ed.)
Submission Procedure
Review is refereed (yes or no): yes
Review is blind (yes or no): yes
Submitter receives copy of reviewer’s comments (yes or no): yes
Average time for review: 6-8 weeks
Average time from acceptance to print: 10-12 months
Author receives payment for published work (yes or no): no
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TESOL and Applied
Linguistics Serials
, TESOL Convention & Exhibit (TESOL 2015 Toronto)
Applied Linguistics
Editor(s): John Hellermann & Ken Hyland
Editor/Journal E-mail:
Journal URL: http://applij.oxfordjournals.org/
Journal description:
Applied Linguistics publishes research into language with relevance to real-world problems. The journal is keen
to help make connections between fields, theories, research methods, and scholarly discourses, and
welcomes contributions which critically reflect on current practices in applied linguistic research. It promotes
scholarly and scientific discussion of issues that unite or divide scholars in applied linguistics. It is less
interested in the ad hoc solution of particular problems and more interested in the handling of problems in a
principled way by reference to theoretical studies.
Applied linguistics is viewed not only as the relation between theory and practice, but also as the study
of language and language-related problems in specific situations in which people use and learn languages.
Within this framework the journal welcomes contributions in such areas of current enquiry as: bilingualism and
multilingualism; computer-mediated communication; conversation analysis; corpus linguistics; critical discourse
analysis; deaf linguistics; discourse analysis and pragmatics; first and additional language learning, teaching,
and use; forensic linguistics; language assessment; language planning and policies; language for special
purposes; lexicography; literacies; multimodal communication; rhetoric and stylistics; and translation. The
journal welcomes both reports of original research and conceptual articles.
The Journal’s Forum section is intended to enhance debate between authors and the
wider community of applied linguists (see Editorial in 22/1) and affords a quicker
turnaround time for short pieces. Forum pieces are typically responses to a published article, a shorter
research note or report, or a commentary on research issues or professional practices. The Journal also
contains a Reviews section.
Publication
Issues per year: 5
Average pages per issue: 128
Average article length/max: 8,500 words
Submission Policies
Accepts unsolicited manuscripts: Yes
Accepts manuscripts via post, e-mail, or online?: Online only
Publishes reviews of books, software, or other material (yes or no): Yes
Manuscript style: Please refer to http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/applij/for_authors/index.html
Submission Procedure
Review is refereed (yes or no): Yes
Review is blind (yes or no): Yes
Submitter receives copy of reviewer’s comments (yes or no): Yes
Average time for review: 82 days from submission to first decision, average time reviewers take to review a
manuscript: 27 days
Average time from acceptance to print: 5 weeks from acceptance to e-published; 24 weeks from e-published to
Author receives payment for published work (yes or no): No
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, TESOL Convention & Exhibit (TESOL 2015 Toronto)
Applied Linguistics Review
Editor(s): Li Wei & David Block
Editor/Journal E-mail:
Journal URL: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/alr
Journal description:
Applied Linguistics Review (ALR) is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to serve as a testing ground for the
articulation of original ideas and approaches in the study of real-world issues in which language plays a crucial
role, by bringing together critical reflections of current debates and new theoretical and empirical research. The
issues dealt with in ALR range from aspects of the linguistic and communicative competence of the individual
such as bilingualism and multilingualism, first or second language acquisition, literacy, language disorders, to
language and communication related problems in and between societies such as linguistic discrimination,
language conflict, communication in the workplace, language policy and language planning, and language
ideology. Articles that not only report new research findings but also engage in philosophical and
methodological debates and point to directions of future research are particularly welcome.
Publication
Issues per year: 2
Average pages per issue: 130
Average article length/max: 7,000
Submission Policies
Accepts unsolicited manuscripts (yes or no): Yes
Accepts manuscripts via post, e-mail, or online?:
Email.
Publishes reviews of books, software, or other material (yes or no):
Not right now, as there is a long backlog of accepted papers.
Manuscript style:
APA
Submission Procedure
Review is refereed (yes or no): Yes
Review is blind (yes or no): Yes
Submitter receives copy of reviewer’s comments (yes or no):Yes
Average time for review: 3 months
Average time from acceptance to print: 6 months right now
Author receives payment for published work (yes or no): No
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Asian Journal of English Language Teaching (AJELT)
Editor(s): Gwendolyn Gong & Ali Shehadeh; Lixian JIN (Reviews Editor)
Editor/Journal E-mail: ;
Journal URL: www.cuhk.edu.hk/ajelt; www.chineseupress.com
Journal description:
The Asian Journal of English Language Teaching (AJELT) is an international blind refereed journal which
reviews previously unpublished data-driven manuscripts that (1) link ESL/EFL theory, research, and pedagogy
and (2) relate specifically to the teaching of English to Asians at the university level. Reviews and essays on
issues and trends as well as reports of ongoing projects are also welcome.
A member of the Council of the Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ), AJELT is indexed in Linguistics Abstracts,
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA International Bibliography, Sociological Abstracts, as well
as The Asian Education Index. In addition, the journal collaborates with the International Association of
Applied Linguistics (AILA): AILA members are provided AJELT subscriptions at reduced rates as part of their
new or renewed membership. AJELT is also recognized as an important academic publication by the
international organization, Teachers of English Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and a description of
the journal is noted on their homepage and in their print materials.
Publication
Issues per year: One
Average pages per issue: 160
Average article length/max: 25 manuscript pages
Submission Policies
Accepts unsolicited manuscripts (yes or no): yes
Accepts manuscripts via post, e-mail, or online?: online only
Publishes reviews of books, software, or other material (yes or no): yes
Manuscript style: APA (6TH ed.)
Submission Procedure
Review is refereed (yes or no): yes
Review is blind (yes or no): yes
Submitter receives copy of reviewer’s comments (yes or no): yes
Average time for review: 6-8 weeks
Average time from acceptance to print: 10-12 months
Author receives payment for published work (yes or no): no
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