Applied Linguistics Inquiry

Applied Linguistics Inquiry

 

Applied Linguistics Inquiry (ALI) is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the advancement of scholarly discussion on current and emergent issues in the field of applied linguistics. We are committed to the global dissemination of high-quality, impactful research and provide a platform for rigorous inquiry into the complexities of language in use. The journal is intended for academics, researchers, and practitioners, including educators, curriculum developers, language professionals, and policymakers.

 

Applied Linguistics Inquiry has no Article Processing Charges (APCs) or submission fees. This journal is a Diamond Open Access and is free for authors to publish and free for all readers to access. All content is freely available without charge, and no user registration is required to read, download, or share content. Authors who publish with Applied Linguistics Inquiry retain full copyright and all publishing rights to their work without restrictions. All articles published in Applied Linguistics Inquiry are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. For more information, please visit Author Policies page. Applied Linguistics Inquiry adheres to the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). For more information, please visit Publication Ethics page.

 

 

General Information About the Journal of Applied Linguistics Inquiry

 

Journal Title Applied Linguistics Inquiry (ALI)
P-ISSN 2821-0441
E-ISSN 3115-7998
Frequency Biannually
Publication Schedule March & September
Director-in-Charge Hossein Navidinia, Associate Professor
Editor-in-Chief Mansoor Tavakoli, Professor
Language  American/British English for Fulltexts and Abstracts
General Inquries ali.birjand.ac@gmail.com
Publication/Authors Inquiries ali@birjand.ac.ir 
Plagiarism Checker iThenticate/TurnitIn
AI Checker QuillBot/TunritIn
Peer Review Policy Double-blind Peer Review
Article Processing Charges No APC (Free)
License Terms Creative Common CC-BY 4.0
Ethical Policies & Framework Based on COPE
Owner & Publisher University of Birjand, Iran.
In Collaboration With Linguistics Society of Iran

 

 

Metrics of the Journal of Applied Linguistics Inquiry

 

Average Time to First Action 7 days
Average Time to First Reviewer Assignment 30 days
Average Review Time 60-100 days
Average Time to First Decision 110 days
Average Time to Publish After First Decision 120 days
Accept Rate 29 %

 

Current Issue: Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2026, Pages 1-222 

Keywords Cloud

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