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College English

National Council of Teachers of English · United States

ISSN0010-0994eISSN2161-8178

SJR Q3✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.122

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.581

Total Worksi

12,123

Total Citationsi

46,553

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

College English is the professional journal for the college scholar-teacher. It publishes articles about literature, rhetoric-composition, critical theory, creative writing theory and pedagogy, linguistics, literacy, reading theory, pedagogy, and professional issues related to the teaching of English. Issues may also include review essays.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications12,123

Publisher OrgNational Council of Teachers of English

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Council of Teachers of English

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0010-0994 / 2161-8178

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

102

2018

149

2019

222

2020

279

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Linguistics and LanguageQ3

EducationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesLiteracy, Media, and EducationPoetry Analysis and CriticismDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationArtistic and Creative ResearchDigital Media and PhilosophyEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSecond Language Learning and Teaching

Frequently asked questions about College English

Is College English a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for College English: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of College English?

College English is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.17.

Is College English indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

College English is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.