Advancing language and education research across three world languages
International Journal of Research in Language and Education (IJRLE) is a fully open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal that publishes original scholarship in English, Chinese, and Arabic. We bring together researchers, educators, and practitioners working at the intersection of language and learning — from classrooms and assessment to translation and comparative linguistics.
Now welcoming submissions
IJRLE invites original research, reviews, and perspective articles in English, Chinese, and Arabic across language and education. Fully open access, with no charges to authors.
Aims & Scope
IJRLE provides an international, multilingual platform for rigorous, ethically sound research that improves the understanding and practice of language and education. The journal welcomes empirical studies, theoretical contributions, and well-argued perspectives that speak to both scholarly and educational communities. In keeping with the global Sustainable Development agenda, we place particular value on work that advances quality, equitable, and inclusive education.
The journal is committed to bridging linguistic and regional divides in scholarly communication. By publishing in three major world languages, IJRLE makes research accessible to wider academic and professional audiences and amplifies scholarship that is too often confined by language barriers.
Subject areas
Published in three languages
IJRLE accepts and publishes peer-reviewed research works in three languages. Authors may submit in the language in which their scholarship is most precise; each manuscript is reviewed by experts in the relevant language area.
At a glance
Editorial model
Every submission undergoes double-blind peer review with at least two independent expert reviews. Our standards align with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) best practice.
Open access & free
All articles are fully open access under a Creative Commons licence, free to read and reuse with attribution. There are no submission, processing, or publication charges for authors at any stage.
Publication schedule
IJRLE publishes two regular issues each year, in January and June, with the possibility of special issues on focused themes.
Support for authors
Our Capacity Building resources guide authors — especially early-career and multilingual researchers — through writing abstracts, original research articles, and perspective pieces.
Books & monographs
Beyond journal articles, IJRLE also publishes scholarly books and monographs. Like all our content, books are peer-reviewed before publication and carry no author charges. Submit a book or proposal.
Three languages
We accept and publish work in English, Chinese, and Arabic, with each manuscript reviewed by experts in the relevant language area.