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Revista de Lenguas para Fines Especificos

Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Spain · Est. 2005

ISSN1133-1127eISSN2340-8561
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
37
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total37
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
0.149
H-Index
9
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
Total Works
232
Total Citations
423
2yr Mean Citedness
0.11
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Aims & Scope

The main objective of the Revista de Lenguas para Fines Específicos (LFE) is to promote the dissemination of academic research in the field of language study, with a particular emphasis on specialized languages, including their teaching and learning practices. LFE invites the submission of original full-length articles, short articles, and academic book reviews in the field of languages for specific purposes, academic and professional. The topics of the articles should cover themes related to any field of applied linguistics within the scope of specialized languages. This includes areas of discourse analysis, pragmatics, sociology, contrastive analysis, global language, development and implementation of specialized corpora and software, teaching and learning techniques and methodology, curriculum development, among others. The journal also accepts articles describing ongoing projects in the field of languages for specific purposes. Contributions with a historical perspective are also of interest to the journal.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
20
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSpain
Primary LanguageEnglish, French, German, Spanish
1st Year Published2005
FrequencyAnnually
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications232
Publisher OrgUniversity of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
OA Since2004
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~20 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
LOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 · 92%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1133-1127 / 2340-8561
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
LOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English, French, German, Spanish

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ3
EducationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Linguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Second Language Learning and TeachingTranslation Studies and Practiceslinguistics and terminology studiesSpanish Linguistics and Language StudiesEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningLiteracy and Educational PracticesDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesNatural Language Processing TechniquesSubtitles and Audiovisual MediaEducational Technology in Learning
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref