TASK | Journal on Task-Based Language Teaching and Learning

Editors
ORCiD logo with linkKris Van den Branden | KU Leuven | task at kuleuven.be
ORCiD logo with linkKoen Van Gorp | Michigan State University | KU Leuven | task at kuleuven.be

This journal is peer reviewed and indexed in: Dimensions ; Scopus

TASK is an international refereed journal dedicated to promoting and disseminating scholarship and research in the field of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and learning. The journal welcomes reports of empirical studies, ground-breaking theoretical articles, critical position papers and practioner papers on task-based language teaching and learning as it occurs both inside and outside the language classroom. The journal aims to bridge the gap between theory and praxis and support the development of TBLT as a researched pedagogy.
ISSN: 2666-1748 | E-ISSN: 2666‑1756
DOI logo with link
https://doi.org/10.1075/task
Issues

Volume 5 (2025)

Volume 4 (2024)

Volume 3 (2023)

Volume 2 (2022)

Volume 1 (2021)

Editorial info
Editors
ORCiD logo with linkKris Van den Branden | KU Leuven | task at kuleuven.be
ORCiD logo with linkKoen Van Gorp | Michigan State University | KU Leuven | task at kuleuven.be
Special Section Editor
Editorial Manager
Editorial Board
ORCiD logo with linkMelissa Baralt | Florida International University
Sandro Barros | Michigan State University
ORCiD logo with linkLara Bryfonski | Georgetown University
Martin Bygate | Lancaster University
Julie Carver | Georgia State University
ORCiD logo with linkMatthew D. Coss | University of Alabama
ORCiD logo with linkDustin Crowther | University of Hawai'i at Manoa
ORCiD logo with linkWilliam Dunn | University of Alberta
ORCiD logo with linkMartin East | University of Auckland
ORCiD logo with linkRoger Gilabert | University of Barcelona
ORCiD logo with linkMarta González-Lloret | University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Marrit van de Guchte | University of Amsterdam
Barbara Hinger | University of Graz
ORCiD logo with linkYouJin Kim | Georgia State University
ORCiD logo with linkShawn Loewen | Michigan State University
ORCiD logo with linkAleksandra Malicka | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
ORCiD logo with linkMarije C. Michel | University of Groningen
Andreas Müller-Hartmann | Pädagogische Hochschule, Heidelberg
ORCiD logo with linkJonathan Newton | Victoria University of Wellington
John M. Norris | Educational Testing Service
ORCiD logo with linkLeila Ranta | University of Alberta
ORCiD logo with linkAndrea Révész | University College London
Kristin Rock | University of Hawai'i at Manoa
ORCiD logo with linkShoko Sasayama | Educational Testing Service
Ellen Johnson Serafini | George Mason University
ORCiD logo with linkNatsuko Shintani | Kobe Gakuin University
ORCiD logo with linkVera Trager | University of Barcelona
Piet Van Avermaet | Ghent University
Elke Van Steendam | KU Leuven
Subscription Info
Current issue: 5:2, available as of February 2026

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All prices for print + online include postage/handling.

Online-onlyPrint + online
Volume 6 (2026): 2 issues; ca. 300 pp.EUR 194.00EUR 255.00

Individuals may apply for a special online-only subscription rate of EUR 60.00 per volume.
Private subscriptions are for personal use only, and must be pre-paid and ordered directly from the publisher.

Available back-volumes

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Complete backset
(Vols. 1‒5; 2021‒2025)
10 issues;
1,500 pp.
EUR 905.00EUR 1,049.00
Volume 5 (2025) 2 issues; 300 pp.EUR 188.00EUR 241.00
Volume 4 (2024) 2 issues; 300 pp.EUR 183.00EUR 219.00
Volume 3 (2023) 2 issues; 300 pp.EUR 178.00EUR 199.00
Volumes 1‒2 (2021‒2022) 2 issues; avg. 300 pp.EUR 178.00 per volumeEUR 195.00 per volume
Author info

TASK offers online submission .

Please consult the guidelines and the Short Guide to EM for Authors before you submit your paper.

Please contact the editors by e-mail: task at kuleuven.be

Ethics

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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 openaccess at benjamins.nl as soon as your paper has been accepted for publication. More information can be found on the publisher's Open Access Policy page.

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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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