Language Testing

Impact Factor: 2.4

Editor-In-Chief: Carol Chapelle

Discipline: Language, Linguistics

Description:

Language Testing is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing research on first (L1), second, additional, foreign, and bi-/multi-/trans-lingual (henceforth collectively called L2) language testing, assessment, and evaluation. Established in 1984, it is the longest standing journal in the field of language testing and assessment. The journal’s scope encompasses the testing, assessment, and evaluation of spoken, signed, and tactile languages being learned throughout the lifespan. As such, the journal publishes research that addresses the design, implementation, validation, and use of tests and assessments in large-scale, local, and instructional contexts. Contributions may examine the use of language assessments as research tools to provide information on language knowledge and performance abilities and/or present methodological innovations for language testing research and practice. The journal welcomes submissions that deal with larger social, cultural, philosophical, economic, and political issues in language testing and assessment, including the use of tests to inform high-stakes decision making in domains including but not limited to education, employment, and mobility.The Editors are committed to promoting interdisciplinary research. We welcome manuscripts that draw on theory and methodology from different areas within linguistics, applied linguistics, and educational and psychological measurement, which have traditionally been the bedrock of Language Testing submissions. We are also open to submissions that draw on insights or traditions from other disciplines as they interface with language testing and assessment (e.g., humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, physical sciences and engineering, and medicine) to generate new insights for our field. Language Testing has a range of submission categories, including Research Articles, Systematic Reviews, Brief Reports, Registered Reports, Viewpoints, Letters to the Editor, Book Reviews, and Test Reviews. We publish primary and secondary research, including empirical studies spanning the methodological spectrum (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods), reviews, and thought pieces. Additionally, the journal encourages the submission of replication studies that help to embed and extend knowledge of generalizable findings in the field. As a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Language Testing strives to emulate the highest standards of integrity in research dissemination. We encourage authors to adhere to open science initiatives to promote the transparency, accessibility, and reproducibility of their research.Visit Language Testing’s YouTube channelView our Author guidelines and Reviewer resourcesSubmit your manuscript and/or Register as a reviewer on our system (need to log in)