Information for Contributors
All submissions must conform to JALT Journal Editorial Policy and Guidelines.
Editorial Policy
JALT Journal, the refereed research journal of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Zenkoku Gogaku Kyoiku Gakkai), invites practical and theoretical articles and research reports on second and foreign language teaching and learning in Japanese and Asian contexts. Submissions from other international contexts are accepted if applicable to language teaching in Japan. Areas of particular interest are:
- Curriculum design and teaching methods
- Classroom-centered research
- Cross-cultural studies
- Testing and evaluation
- Teacher training
- Language learning and acquisition
- Overviews of research and practice in related fields
The editors encourage submissions in five categories: (1) full-length articles, (2) short research reports (Research Forum), (3) essays on language education or reports of pedagogical techniques which are framed in theory and supported by descriptive or empirical data (Perspectives), (4) book and media reviews (Reviews), and (5) comments on previously published JALT Journal articles (Point to Point). Articles should be written for a general audience of language educators; therefore statistical techniques and specialized terms must be clearly explained.