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Please make sure you have the following information available before you submit your manuscript: 

Author information
Full names and email addresses of all co-authors on your manuscript.

Cover letter
A cover letter that includes the following information, as well as any additional information requested in the instructions for your specific article type (see main manuscript section above):

  • An explanation of why your manuscript should be published in Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education
  • An explanation of any issues relating to journal policies.
  • A declaration of any potential competing interests 
  • Confirmation that the content of the manuscript has not been published, or submitted for publication elsewhere (see our Duplicate publication policy)
  • If you are submitting a manuscript to a particular special issue, please refer to its specific name in your covering letter
  • If you have chosen the “No revisions option”, please briefly state this in your cover letter


No Revisions option
Submitting authors can choose a "No Revisions" option. This means that papers are either accepted or rejected. There will be no request for a revision. Authors who receive an acceptance with some minor improvement suggestions will have the option of publishing the paper without changes or, preferably, following the improvement suggestions. The latter, however, is not a condition for publication.

Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 1.5
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 1.7
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.382
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.530

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 7
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 113

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 465,548
    Altmetric mentions: 59

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