Language Testing

Language Testing Volume 43 Issue 1 is now available! This issue contains 1 editorial, 2 original articles, 1 brief report, and 1 viewpoint. Check out our posts on the Virtual Special Issue and Letter to the Editor, also in this issue! journals.sagepub.com/toc/ltja/43/1

@LyndaTa72742819 Alongside modelling the "Letter to the Editor" publication format, she raises timely questions about membership engagement, voluntary service & the sustainability of professional associations. New Year’s resolutions anyone? (2/2)

Check out Lynda Taylor's @LyndaTa72742819 piece in #LanguageTesting on what it means to be a member of a professional association in our field. doi.org/10.1177/026553… (1/2)

@Salome_Villa_L Also check out our Vodcast that directly feeds into this article on the Language Testing YouTube channel, where scholars from Latin America give their perspectives on barriers and enablers to publishing: youtube.com/watch?v=xP23ww… (4/4)

@Salome_Villa_L Language Testing is committed to equalizing opportunity & enhancing diversity & inclusion of our authors, readers, reviewers, Editorial team & scholarly community. We congratulate @Salome_Villa_L on illuminating the state of play & challenges – crucial to effecting change! (3/4)

This pioneering Virtual Special Issue by @Salome_Villa_L on the #GlobalSouth is consequential in bringing to light regional disparities in our journal and field and in shifting the focus to underrepresented contexts. doi.org/10.1177/026553… (1/4)

Call for Language Testing Special Issue 2028 proposals is now open! Submission deadline: February 20, 2026. For information about how to submit a proposal, please read the “Language Testing – Special Issue Instructions for Guest Editors” document: tinyurl.com/bp7nyx9v

Now available in OnlineFirst, @Chao1013324, @MengtingJiang6 and Qionglu Chen (@xmuchina) present a systematic review and meta-analysis of rubrics used in the assessment of language interpreting. doi.org/10.1177/026553…

@shungosuzuki The Editorial by @harding_luke discusses contrasting outlooks on the future of language assessment in the age of AI and highlights themes in the special issue articles that spark optimism for the field’s development in terms of ethics and responsibility. doi.org/10.1177/026553…

@shungosuzuki Ikkyu Choi and Jiyun Zu propose a new method for generating bias-free language assessment content, ensuring that the content is free from systematic relationships between demographic entities and their attributes. doi.org/10.1177/026553…

Language Testing Volume 42 Issue 4 is now available! The Special Issue of 2025: Advancing Language Assessment for Teaching and Learning in the era of the artificial intelligence (#AI) Revolution: Promises and Challenges journals.sagepub.com/toc/ltja/42/4

This article in Language Testing is now free to read & download for a year! Free access until September 9, 2026. doi.org/10.1177/026553…