System (journal)
System is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the applications of educational technology and applied linguistics to problems of foreign language teaching and learning. It was established in 1973 and is published by Elsevier. As of 2022, the editors-in-chief, in alphabetical order, are Idoia Elola (Texas Tech University), Mairin Hennebry (The University of Tasmania), Jim McKinley (UCL Institute of Education, University of London), Lawrence Jun Zhang (University of Auckland), and Yongyan Zheng (Fudan University). The associate editor is Vincent Greenier (University of Aberdeen), the book reviews editor is Pascal Matzler (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso), and the student editor is Nathan Thomas (UCL Institute of Education). Until 2013, System published four issues per year. In 2014, it published six issues and since 2015 it has published eight issues per year.
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Discipline | Applied linguistics, education |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Idoia Elola, Mairin Hennebry, Jim McKinley, Lawrence Jun Zhang, Yongyan Zheng |
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History | 1973-present |
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Frequency | 8/year |
3.167 (2020) | |
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ISO 4 | System |
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ISSN | 0346-251X |
LCCN | 81643610 |
OCLC no. | 833467391 |
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Impact
According to the Journal Citation Reports, in 2020 the journal had an impact factor of 3.167 (up from 1.979 in 2019), ranking it 15th out of 193 (previously 25th out of 187) journals in the category "Linguistics"[1] and 68th out of 264 (previously 92nd out of 263) journals in the category "Education & Educational Research".[2]
Former editors
- Lluïsa Astruc
- James A. Coleman
- Norman Davies (founding editor 1973-2010)
- Xuesong (Andy) Gao
- Marta González-Lloret
- Regine Hampel
- Sarah Mercer
- Ursula Stickler
- Robert Vanderplank
- Liang Wang
See also
References
- "Journals Ranked by Impact: Linguistics". 2020 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2021.
- "Journals Ranked by Impact: Education & Educational Research". 2020 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2021.