Language Teaching Research QuarterlyNews and Announcements
September 2026
Updated Journal Guidelines Effective September 20, 2026
Language Teaching Research Quarterly (LTRQ) announces that its updated Aim and Scope, Article Types, Submission Guidelines, Peer Review, Code of Ethics, and Policies are enforced as of September 20, 2026, and apply to all submissions received on or after this date. Prospective authors are required to study the journal website in full before submitting a manuscript, as submissions that do not comply with the updated guidelines may be returned for revision and formatting.
June 2026
Language Teaching Research Quarterly Advances from Q2 to Q1 in the 2025 Scopus Report
We are delighted to announce the release of the 2025 Scopus journal metrics for Language Teaching Research Quarterly (LTRQ), marking a significant milestone in the journal's continued growth, international visibility, and scholarly impact.
2025 Scopus Metrics
- CiteScore 2025: 1.9
- Quartile Ranking: Q1
- SJR 2025: 0.408
- SNIP 2025: 0.590
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101058363
Remarkable Progress from 2024 to 2025
The latest Scopus report demonstrates substantial progress across key performance indicators:
|
Metric |
2024 |
2025 |
Change |
|
CiteScore |
1.2 |
1.9 |
+58.3% |
|
SJR |
0.283 |
0.408 |
+44.2% |
|
Quartile Ranking |
Q2 |
Q1 |
Advanced to Top Quartile |
The journal's advancement from Q2 to Q1 represents a major achievement and reflects the increasing quality, visibility, and influence of the research published in Language Teaching Research Quarterly. The substantial growth in both CiteScore and SJR further confirms the journal's expanding impact within the fields of language education, applied linguistics, and related disciplines.
Achieving Q1 status places LTRQ among the leading journals in its category and demonstrates the growing recognition of the valuable contributions made by our authors and the wider scholarly community.
A Shared Achievement
This success is the result of the collective efforts of many dedicated individuals who have contributed to the journal's development.
We extend our deepest gratitude to our Editorial Board Members for their vision, leadership, and unwavering commitment to academic excellence. We sincerely thank our reviewers, whose rigorous evaluations, constructive feedback, and generous service ensure the quality and integrity of the peer-review process.
We are profoundly grateful to our authors, whose innovative and impactful research forms the foundation of the journal's success. We also thank our readers, scholars, educators, and practitioners around the world whose engagement with the journal through reading, sharing, and citing published work has helped increase its visibility and scholarly influence.
This achievement belongs to every member of the LTRQ community.
Looking Ahead
While we celebrate this important milestone, we remain committed to further strengthening the journal's academic quality, international reach, and research impact. The achievement of Q1 status is both a recognition of past efforts and an inspiration for future growth.
We warmly invite researchers, academics, and practitioners worldwide to continue submitting their high-quality work to Language Teaching Research Quarterly. Together, we can further advance research, innovation, and scholarly dialogue in language teaching and learning.
Thank you for your continued trust, support, and collaboration. We look forward to building on this success and reaching even greater heights in the years ahead.
June 2026
Notice Regarding Scam Emails 02
We have been informed that some editorial board members and authors have received scam emails claiming to be from LTRQ. These emails may include: calls for papers, acceptance letters, and invoices requesting an Article Processing Charge (APC) of USD 1,150. The scam emails use the address ltrqsubmission@gmail.com
and copy the name and logo of the journal’s official email.
The scammers frequently update the format of their emails to appear official, including metrics and information about the journal. Please note that this email address does not belong to EUROKD or LTRQ.
The official email addresses for EUROKD and LTRQ are:
Important points for authors:
- The journal does not offer fast-tracking for review or publication.
- The official APC for papers accepted after internal and external double-blind review is 600 EUR.
- Authors should report any emails from other addresses as spam.
- EUROKD is not responsible for authors who submit papers to scam addresses and pay fraudulent APCs without verifying the journal’s website.
April 2026
Updated Article Processing Charge and Waiver Policy of LTRQ
As of May 2026, Language Teaching Research Quarterly (LTRQ) charges an Article Processing Charge (APC) of 600 EURO for each manuscript accepted for publication following internal review and double-blind external peer review. The APC covers the cost of open access production and publication.
LTRQ also offers various waiver policies to support researchers. For the most up-to-date information on APCs and waiver policies, please visit: https://www.eurokd.com/content/menu/76
April 2026
LTRQ is now Ranked Q1
We are delighted to announce that Language Teaching Research Quarterly has been ranked Q1 in the latest SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) 2025 report, released today.
This marks a significant milestone for the journal, which was classified as Q2 in the 2024 SJR report, reflecting its steady growth in scholarly impact, visibility, and contribution to the field of language education.
The advancement to Q1 highlights the collective efforts of our authors, reviewers, editorial board members, and readers, whose dedication to high-quality research has helped elevate the journal’s standing within the global academic community.
Language Teaching Research Quarterly remains committed to publishing rigorous, innovative, and impactful research in second and foreign language teaching and learning.
We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who has contributed to this achievement and look forward to continuing this trajectory of excellence.
https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=21101058363&tip=sid&clean=0
February 2026
Scam Email
We have been informed that some of the editorial board members and authors have received a scam email, call for papers for publication in LTRQ, with fast tracking review and publication and also Article Processing Charge of 800 USD, from this email address: ltrqsubmission@gmail.com, copying email name and logo of the journal's official email address. It is to announce that this email address does not belong to EUROKD and LTRQ. The official email addresses of EUROKD and LTRQ are available on the journal's website: LTRQSubmissions@gmail.com and Editorial@EUROKD.com. The journal has no fast-tracking review and publication. Also, the APC for accepted papers after internal and external double-blind review is 400 EUROs. You are advised to report emails received from other scam email addresses as spam.
December 2025
The New Template of Articles Published in LTRQ
The papers in LTRQ from issue 50 are now published with the new template of the journal, based on the updated policies on ethical considerations, generative AI Detection and generative AI disclosure, CRediT Author Statement, World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki requirements, and data availability. The publisher has also updated the typographical aspects of the template and format to meet the international standards of academic publishing.
December 2025
The Special Issue: In Honour of Carol A. Chapelle’s Contributions to Language Assessment and Learning (Volumes 51 and 52)
The special issue in honour of Carol A. Chapelle's contributions to language assessment and learning was published in two volumes: 51 and 52:
https://eurokd.com/journal/jdwot/18?sav=205
and
https://eurokd.com/journal/jdwot/18?sav=206
September 2025
Updated Submission Requirements and Guidelines
Language Teaching Research Quarterly has an updated submission guidelines and requiremnets, enforced as of September 2025. The main updated policies are related to ethical considerations, generative AI Detection and generative AI disclosure, CRediT Author Statement, World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki requirements, and data availability. Authors are advised to study updated sections on the journal website before they submit their manuscript to LTRQ.
September 2025
Student Editorial Board
Language Teaching Research Quarterly recruits student editorial board members from PhD candidates. Student editorial board members are selected from PhD candidates to work under the supervision and guidance of the editorial board members to gain experience and skill in editing and reviewing submissions. If you are interested to join the student editorial board of the journal, you need to send an application letter, introducing yourself, explaining your education and research background and current research interest (please include the link to your ORCID and Google Scholar Page), coupled with a recommendation letter from one of the professors of your faculty. Applications and inquiries should be sent to Editorial@EUROKD.com.
May 2025
LTRQ is ranked Q2 by Scopus
We are delighted to share the latest report of Scopus and SJR for 2024:
Language Teaching Research Quarterly
- Years currently covered by Scopus: from 2019 to 2025
- Publisher: European Knowledge Development (EUROKD)
- E-ISSN:2667-6753
CiteScore 2024: 1.2
SJR 2024: 0.283
SNIP 2024: 0.604
Arts and Humanities: Language and Linguistics: #315/1126 (72%)
Social Sciences: Linguistics and Language: #370/1212 (69%)
Social Sciences: Education: #1064/1620 (34%)
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101058363
https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=21101058363&tip=sid&clean=0