Modern Foreign Languages adheres to the tenet of “emphasizing quality and showing characteristics”. In accordance with international practice, it does not judge the quality of papers based on the criteria of title, education and unit, and implements anonymous review system throughout the whole process to provide timely feedback to the authors on their review opinions; it insists on being oriented to major theories and important practical problems, and selects and uses original manuscripts that can guide the development of the discipline, and publishes theoretical, cutting-edge and innovative research results, so as to provide services to the research of linguistics and applied linguistics in China and guide the practice of teaching and learning foreign languages. It serves the research of linguistics and applied linguistics in China and guides the practice of foreign language education and teaching.