Applied Linguistics: Innovative Approaches and Emerging Trends is a scholarly journal published twice a year in March and September under the patronage of Yayasan Nurul Iman Muara Gading Mas. The periodical welcomes submissions pertaining to language-related problems and solutions in real-world contexts. The aim of the journal is to publish articles that appeal to its wide readership and build connections between academic theories, discourses, and investigative methods across diverse fields of study. Research published in applied linguistics typically has practical relevance for institutional practices in education, the workplace, healthcare, legal systems, and media. The journal invites contributions that provide critical reflection on current, cutting-edge theory and practice within the discipline.

The journal's Forum section is intended to stimulate debate between authors and the broader applied linguistics community and allow a faster turnaround for short pieces. Forum articles typically provide commentary on research issues or professional practices or respond to a published paper. Forum contributions must demonstrate originality, timeliness, and a contribution to or stimulation of an ongoing debate.

While articles are authored in English, the journal embraces studies pertaining to the instruction of languages besides English. The scope of the journal encompasses the following domains: teaching English as a second language or foreign language, training and education of English language instructors, language teaching methodologies, pedagogical techniques, classroom-focused research, cross-cultural studies, translation, testing and assessment, applied linguistics, and literature and culture.