About the Journal

TESOL in Context is the peer-reviewed publication of the Australian Council for TESOL Associations (ACTA) for teachers, researchers and others interested in TESOL within Australia and internationally. Normally two issues are produced each year (from 2025 onwards, we aim to expand to three issues per year in the regular publication schedules, including two general issues and one special issue). TESOL in Context is a Scopus-indexed, diamond open access*, internationally refereed journal with a wide target audience, both national and international. Readership includes TESOL / EAL professionals working in all sectors of education; universities, primary and secondary schooling, early childhood settings, adult migrant programs, vocational training, ELICOS and TESOL teacher education, both in Australia and internationally. Articles published in TESOL in Context typically examine the nexus between theory and practice.

The aims of TESOL in Context are to provide professionals in the field with insights into TESOL issues in Australia and internationally
and contribute to the development of classroom expertise through dissemination of current research and thinking around TESOL.

ISSN 2209-0916

 

Note: Diamond Open Access refers to scholarly text/materials (monographs, edited books, journal articles, etc.) published/distributed/preserved with no fees to either reader or author (see Wikipedia: Diamond open access - Wikipedia).

 

Key Journal Statistics (as of May 2025)

- 38 days is the average time to first editorial decision in the past 12 months.

- The journal had an acceptance rate of 21% in the past 12 months.

 

Current Issue

Vol. 34 No. 1 (2025): General Issue [Pre-published]
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This general issue 2025 Volume 34 Number 01 focuses on a broader range of topics related to TESOL and/or EAL/D in Australia and around the world. The Editors are Dr Ward Peeters (Monash University), Dr David Wei Dai (University College London), Dr Sal Consoli (University of Edinburgh), and Dr Fiona Xiaofei Tang (Kaplan Business School / Kaplan Australia).

We are pre-publishing accepted papers for this general edition. More are coming up.

Published: 2025-06-29
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TESOL in Context is an internationally refereed journal with a wide target audience, both national and international. Readership includes TESOL / EAL professionals working in all sectors of education; universities, primary and secondary schooling, early childhood settings, adult migrant programs, vocational training, ELICOS and TESOL teacher education, both in Australia and internationally. Articles published in TESOL in Context typically examine the nexus between theory and practice. The aims of TESOL in Context are to

  • provide professionals in the field with insights into TESOL issues in Australia and internationally;
  • contribute to the development of classroom expertise through dissemination of current research and thinking around TESOL.

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