System (journal)

{{Infobox journal

| title = System

| cover = System_journal_cover_2019.jpg

| editors = Idoia Elola, Jim McKinley, Yongyan Zheng

| discipline = Applied linguistics, education

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| abbreviation = System

| publisher = Elsevier

| country =

| frequency = 8/year

| history = 1973-present

| openaccess = Hybrid

| license =

| impact = 4.9

| impact-year = 2023

| website = https://www.journals.elsevier.com/system/

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| link2 = https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/system/issues

| link2-name = Online archive

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| OCLC = 833467391

| LCCN = 81643610

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| ISSN = 0346-251X

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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 has been published by Elsevier since 1991.{{cite journal |last1=McKinley |first1=Jim |title=Fifty years of System research and projections for the future |journal=System |date=April 2024 |volume=121 |doi=10.1016/j.system.2023.103210 }} Until 2013, the journal published four issues per year. In 2014, it published six issues, and since 2015 it has published eight issues per year. Since October 2019 (volume 85), articles have been published electronically only.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

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EBSCO databases{{cite MIAR |title=System |issn=0346-251X |access-date=2025-04-26}}
International Bibliography of Periodical Literature
Modern Language Association Database
Scopus{{cite web |url=https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/23256 |title=Source details: System |publisher=Elsevier |work=Scopus Preview |access-date=2025-04-26}}
Social Sciences Citation Index{{cite web |url=https://mjl.clarivate.com/ |title=Web of Science Master Journal List |publisher=Clarivate |work=Intellectual Property & Science |access-date=2025-04-26}}

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According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2023 impact factor of 4.9, ranking it 3rd out of 297 journals in the category "Linguistics" and 15th out of 756 journals in the category "Education & Educational Research".{{cite book |year=2024 |chapter=JOURNALNAME |title=2023 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Clarivate |edition=Social Sciences |via=Web of Science |title-link=Journal Citation Reports}}

Editors

{{As of|April 2025}}, the editors-in-chief are Idoia Elola (Texas Tech University), Jim McKinley (University College London), and Yongyan Zheng (Fudan University).{{cite web |title=System journal |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/system/about/editorial-board |publisher=Elsevier |access-date=2 July 2024}}