The Journal of PAAL provides an international forum for scholarship on a broad range of topics related to applied linguistics. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Second Language Acquisition
- TESOL
- Language and Culture Pedagogy (Language/Literature)
- Theoretical Linguistics
- Text Analysis
- e-learning/CALL
- Psycholinguistics/Neurolinguistics
- Language Testing
- Sociolinguistics
- Language Policy and Planning
- World Englishes
- Phonetics/Phonology
- Motivation and Strategies
- Language Policy and Planning
- Applied Linguistics and Technology
Contributions are accepted in the form of regular papers (theoretical discussion, case study reports, observational or experimental studies, replies and review articles) or correspondence. The Journal PAAL is published biannually and is indexed in Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA), ERIC and KISS.
Review process
All published articles in the Journal of PAAL have undergone rigorous double-blind peer review process. Manuscripts first undergo a preliminary review. If topic and scope of the paper are deemed appropriate, they are then sent out for blind review to two readers selected from the Editorial Board.