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English for Specific Purposes

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom

ISSN0889-4906eISSN1873-1937

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.097

H-Index

145

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.436

Total Works

1,663

Total Citations

77,532

2yr Mean Citedness

3.04

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

English for Specific Purposes is an international peer-reviewed journal that welcomes submissions on topics relevant to the teaching and learning of discourse for specific communities, such as academic communities. It also publishes articles on aspects of ESP needing development, areas for expansion, cooperation between ESP programs and learners' professional or vocational interests, and implications from related disciplines for the ESP profession. The journal includes reviews of scholarly books of interest to the profession.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 55 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,663

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0889-4906 / 1873-1937

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

Times cited

2019

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2021

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

EducationQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Linguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningSecond Language Learning and TeachingSecond Language Acquisition and LearningLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition