Applied Pragmatics
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CiteScore: 2.3SNIP: 0.808 SJR: 0.518
This journal is peer reviewed and indexed in: CNKI Scholar ; Dimensions ; Glottolog ; IBR/IBZ ; Scopus ; The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF )
Applied Pragmatics aims to enhance research on acquisitional pragmatics and hence accepts studies which have strong implications for teaching, learning, and assessing L2 pragmatics, including L2 English and other languages. We encourage submissions from a wide range of topics falling within the scope of the journal. The topics can be approached from various interdisciplinary perspectives like globalization, world Englishes, teacher education, critical pedagogy, and conversation analysis.
Applied Pragmatics publishes its articles Online First.
Latest articles
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Issues
Online-first articlesVolume 7 (2025)
Volume 6 (2024)
Volume 5 (2023)
Volume 4 (2022)
Volume 3 (2021)
Volume 2 (2020)
Volume 1 (2019)
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General information about our electronic journals.
Subscription rates
All prices for print + online include postage/handling.
| Online-only | Print + online | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 8 (2026): 2 issues; ca. 240 pp. | EUR | EUR |
Individuals may apply for a special online-only subscription rate of EUR
Private subscriptions are for personal use only, and must be pre-paid and ordered directly from the publisher.
Available back-volumes
| Online-only | Print + online | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete backset (Vols. 1‒7; 2019‒2025) | 14 issues; 1,680 pp. | EUR 1,139.00 | EUR 1,317.00 |
| Volume 7 (2025) | 2 issues; 240 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 6 (2024) | 2 issues; 240 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 5 (2023) | 2 issues; 240 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 2‒4 (2020‒2022) | 2 issues; avg. 240 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 1 (2019) | 2 issues; 240 pp. | EUR | EUR |
Author info
Applied Pragmatics offers online submission .
Before submitting, please consult the guidelines and the Short Guide to EM for Authors .
If you are not able to submit online, or for any other editorial correspondence, please contact the editors via e-mail: appliedpragbenjamins.nl
Articles under consideration are double-blind peer-reviewed and decisions on all published content are made by the editors.
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Authors and reviewers are kindly requested to read this Ethics Statement.
Please also note the guidance on (the declaration of) the use of Artificial Intelligence.
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For information on authors' rights, please consult the rights information page.
Open Access
Articles accepted for this journal can be made Open Access through payment of an Article Publication Charge (APC) of EUR 1800 (excl. tax). To arrange this, please contact openaccessbenjamins.nl as soon as your paper has been accepted for publication. More information can be found on the publisher's Open Access Policy page.
Corresponding authors from institutions with which John Benjamins has a Read & Publish arrangement can publish Open Access without paying a fee. Please consult this list of institutions for up-to-date information on which articles qualify.
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If the article is not (to be made) Open Access, there is no fee for the author to publish in this journal.
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