Multilingualism in the context of academic publishing involves beliefs and actions manifested through publications in multiple languages. However, a systematic analysis of how academic journals practice multilingualism has been scant. Therefore, the present study analyzed how indexed journals of applied linguistics promote and practice multilingualism following their scopes and language policies (LPs). Initially, 67 journals underwent screening based on their “aims and scope,” resulting in 11 journals that actively promoted multilingualism. Employing a critical discourse analysis (CDA) framework, the main analysis focused on the assumptions embedded within the journals’ LPs. The findings indicated an incongruity between the journals’ stated commitment and their practices of multilingualism. Specifically, all the journals mandated submissions exclusively in English with implicit biases toward native speakerism. The study underscores the need for a collective effort within and beyond the applied linguistics community to address linguistic biases and for more equitable and inclusive academic publishing practices.

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学术期刊语言政策中的多语言和母语：探索应用语言学期刊在促进公平出版实践方面的潜在力量

学术出版背景下的多语言主义涉及通过多种语言出版物体现的信念和行动。然而，对学术期刊如何实践多语言的系统分析却很少。因此，本研究分析了应用语言学索引期刊如何按照其范围和语言政策（LP）促进和实践多语言。最初，67 种期刊根据其“目标和范围”进行了筛选，最终产生了 11 种积极促进多语言化的期刊。采用批判性话语分析 (CDA) 框架，主要分析集中于期刊 LP 中嵌入的假设。调查结果表明，期刊所声明的承诺与其多语言实践之间存在不一致。具体来说，所有期刊都要求仅以英语提交，这对母语人士存在隐含偏见。该研究强调需要应用语言学界内外共同努力解决语言偏见，并实现更公平和更具包容性的学术出版实践。