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Journal of English and Germanic Philology

University of Illinois Press · United States

ISSN0363-6941

SJR Q2✓ 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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.135

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

2,056

Total Citationsi

4,482

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Language & Linguistics; Literature, British Isles; Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian; Medieval & Renaissance Studies; Literature and Literary Theory; Linguistics and Language.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 58 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,056

Publisher OrgUniversity of Illinois Press

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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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Illinois Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0363-6941

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

105

236

2019

141

2020

244

2021

111

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ2

Linguistics and LanguageQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLiterature, British IslesLiterature, German, Dutch, ScandinavianMedieval & Renaissance Studies

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medieval Literature and HistoryLinguistics and language evolutionHistorical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesHistorical and Archaeological StudiesReformation and Early Modern Christianity

Frequently asked questions about Journal of English and Germanic Philology

Is Journal of English and Germanic Philology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of English and Germanic Philology: 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 Journal of English and Germanic Philology?

Journal of English and Germanic Philology 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 0.43.

Is Journal of English and Germanic Philology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of English and Germanic Philology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of English and Germanic Philology?