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Informationen Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • Managing Editor: Christian Krekeler
Language: German
First published: February 20, 2017
Publication Frequency: 6 issues per year
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About this journal

Informationen Deutsch als Fremdsprache (Info DaF) is one of the leading journals for teachers and scholars of German as a Foreign Language and is edited by the Fachverband Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache (FaDaF) and the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD). The journal was founded in 1973 at a time when the discipline was still in its early days. Since then, DaF has become an institutionally-established field in its own right. Today, in times of migration and globalization, German language instruction is more important than ever, making Info DaF an indispensible source of information for teachers of German throughout the world.

The journal publishes contributions covering current and internationally-relevant topics in the field that are of interest to scholars on all continents. It also publishes guest-edited special issues, for which the occasional Calls for Papers is held. In addition, each annual volume features a special review issue in which new publications are presented and discussed.

Please see the calls for papers, the calls for contributions to special issues, and the call for reviews for the annual review issue 2/3.

Your Benefits

  • One of the oldest journals on German as a Foreign Language
  • Features current research on German language teaching
  • Covers topics of growing relevance and interest worldwide due to increasing migration and globalization

History

Informationen Deutsch als Fremdsprache (Info DaF) was founded in 1973 and has been published by De Gruyter since volume 44 (2017).

Other publications in the field:

  • Open Access
    Perzeptive Aspekte der Prominenz in der Fremdsprache Deutsch
    June 25, 2026
    Vincenzo Damiazzi
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Informationen Deutsch als Fremdsprache publishes special and thematic issues focussed on important and emerging topics in the field of study. The journal has established a rigorous process to ensure that any special issue manuscripts follow the same high-quality standards and peer review processes as regular manuscripts. For further information on the journal’s peer review policy please see the "Instructions for Authors".

Call for Papers

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Recent Special Issues

Do you have an engaging topic you would like to feature in Info DaF? We'd love to hear from you! Before submitting, we recommend confirming the topic's suitability with the Editorial Board. Please email your article to the managing editor and ensure it adheres to our Instructions for Authors.

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Call for Papers

Thematic issue "Kulturelles Lernen im DaF-Anfangsunterricht"
Further information: CfP_cultural learning

Thematic issue „CFP_DaF in Afrika"
Further information: CFP_DaF in Afrika

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Call for reviews

Every year, the journal "Informationen Deutsch als Fremdsprache" publishes an issue with reviews of new publications in the field of German as a foreign language. You are invited to write a review for the issue that will be published in spring 2025. Link: Further information and a selected bibliography.

Please also observe our Publication Ethics Statement.

Edited by

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) (German Academic Exchange Service)

and the

Fachverband Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache (FaDaF) (Association for German as a Foreign and Second Language)

Editors

Christian Krekeler (Konstanz University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Editor-in-Chief)
Lutz Köster (Bielefeld University, Germany; responsible for reviews)
Elke Hanusch (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - DAAD, Bonn, Germany)
Uwe Koreik (Bielefeld University, Germany)
Minna Maijala (University of Turku, Finland)
Nicole Marx (University of Cologne, Germany)
Thorsten Roelcke (Technical University of Berlin, Germany)
Dietmar Rösler (University of Gießen, Germany)
Michael Schart (Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany)
Barbara Schmenk (University of Waterloo, Kanada)

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eISSN:
2511-0853
ISSN:
0724-9616
Language:
German
Publisher:
De Gruyter
Additional information
First published:
February 20, 2017
Publication Frequency:
6 issues per year
eISSN: 2511-0853
ISSN: 0724-9616
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