Tesol Quarterly

TESOL QUARTERLY (abbreviated as TESOL QUART; ISSN: 0039-8322) is a premier, peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley on behalf of TESOL International Association. As a leading voice in the field of English language teaching and learning, the journal has an outstanding reputation, reflected in its 2026 Impact Factor of 5.1000 and its placement in the Q1 quartile of the Journal Citation Reports. The scope of TESOL QUARTERLY is broad and deeply interdisciplinary, encompassing the theory, research, and practice of teaching English to speakers of other languages. Main topics include second language acquisition, curriculum and syllabus design, language assessment, teacher education, bilingualism, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and the political and cultural dimensions of English language teaching globally. The journal publishes a variety of article types, primarily full-length research articles that present original empirical studies or rigorous theoretical analyses. It also features shorter, focused pieces such as Research Issues, Brief Reports, and Summaries of Current Research, as well as invited Forum pieces and critical book reviews that engage with significant new publications in the field. The target audience includes university-based researchers and scholars, graduate students, teacher educators, curriculum developers, and experienced language teaching professionals seeking cutting-edge, evidence-based insights. A notable feature is that TESOL QUARTERLY is not an open access journal by default, though authors may choose to pay an Article Publication Charge for open access, and it maintains a rigorous double-anonymous peer review process. Its Q1 status and high impact factor firmly establish it as one of the most influential and prestigious journals in applied linguistics and TESOL, serving as an essential resource for advancing scholarship and informing best practices in English language education worldwide.