Marta Antón, Editor-in-Chief; Shawn Loewen and Angela Scarino, Associate Editors; Alejandro Jaume Losa, Editorial Assistant
The The Modern Language Journal (MLJ) is an international journal dedicated to promoting scholarly exchange among researchers and teachers of all modern foreign languages and English as a second language. We are particularly committed to publishing high quality work about non-English languages. Our focus is further defined by linking the findings of research to teaching and learning in a variety of settings and on all educational levels. Article contributions are expected to meet the highest standards of scholarly excellence, advance theoretical knowledge, and explore clearly stated and well supported implications for teaching.
Journal Metrics
- 8.2CiteScore
- 4Journal Impact Factor
- 10%Acceptance rate
- 16 days Submission to first decision
News
Announcing MLJ's 2023 Impact Factor: 4.7
5-Year Impact Factor: 6.8
Rank in Linguistics: 4/297
Rank in Education: 19/756
Articles
THE ISSUE: The intersection of policy, politics, and language education
- 428-430
- 24 June 2025
Assessing lexical proficiency in Russian as a second language using indices of lexical sophistication, diversity, and fluency
- 344-364
- 31 May 2025
Graphical Abstract
The National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations (NFMLTA) announces next co-editors of The Modern Language Journal (MLJ)
- 494-494
- 31 May 2025
The canary in coal country: Educational policy, politics, and the dissolution of a language department
- 431-453
- 20 May 2025
Domestic immersion in postsecondary language education: Review and research agenda
- 301-325
- 19 May 2025
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The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.
Conceptualizing Willingness to Communicate in a L2: A Situational Model of L2 Confidence and Affiliation
- 545-562
- 20 October 2011
Translanguaging in the Bilingual Classroom: A Pedagogy for Learning and Teaching?
- 103-115
- 3 February 2010
The Modern Language Journal Research Article Awards
The Modern Language Journal is pleased to announce the winners of the Best of MLJ. These articles are recognized by the Editorial Board Article Award committee as being of the highest quality, with the broadest potential impact on the field of second language learning and teaching. Criteria used in evaluating these articles included the significance of the problem being addressed, the strength of the research design, the clarity of the article, and the implications for second language learning and teaching.
CONGRATULATIONS to the following authors for their outstanding contributions to MLJ:
Winner of the 2025 AAAL Research Article Award
Honorable mention, 2024 ACTFL/NFMLTA/MLJ Paul Pimsleur Award for Research in World Language Education
Winner of the ACTFL-NFMLTA/MLJ Paul Pimsleur Award for Research in World Language Education
Winner of the AAAL Research Article Award
- Open access
After Study Abroad: The Maintenance of Multilingual Identity Among Anglophone Languages Graduates
Winner of the 2020 ACTFL-NFMLTA/MLJ Paul Pimsleur Award for Outstanding Research in World Language Education
Latest news
Recent issues
Volume 109, Issue S1Special Issue: Synergies in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLA/T)
1-125January 2025Guest Editor(s):
DWIGHT ATKINSON, MARIJE MICHEL, AMABLE CUSTODIO RIBEIRO
