語言政策促進了該領域的發展，發表了高質量的研究報告，有助于對該主題領域建立健全的理論理解。它提出的文件，處理最廣泛的情況，情況和地區。這本雜志包括語言政策和教育政策。它提出了關于語言的地位和形式的政策，以及與語言的教與學有關的習得政策。它載有促進和管理語言政策的詳細說明，以及關于世界所有區域和不同條件下語言政策的發展、執行和效果的研究論文。該雜志還包括對語言政策理論做出貢獻的實證研究。此外，語言政策審查各國政府和政府機構、非政府組織和商業企業的政策發展，以及族裔、宗教和少數群體為建立、抵制或修改語言政策所作的努力。

Language Policy contributes to the growth of the field by publishing high-quality studies that help build a sound theoretical understanding of the subject area. It presents papers that deal with the widest range of cases, situations and regions.This journal covers both language policy and educational policy. It presents policies concerning the status and form of languages as well as acquisition policies pertaining to the teaching and learning of languages. It contains detailed accounts of promoting and managing language policy and research papers on the development, implementation and effects of language policy in all regions of the world and under different conditions. The journal also includes empirical studies that contribute to a theory of language policy.In addition, Language Policy examines policy development by governments and governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations and business enterprises as well as attempts made by ethnic, religious and minority groups to establish, resist, or modify language policies.