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The Grove

Universidad de Jaén · Spain

ISSN1137-005XeISSN2386-5431
DOAJOpen Access
52
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
DOAJ-listed52
Total52

Aims & Scope

About the Journal Aims and Scope The Grove – Working Papers on English Studies is the journal of the HUM-271 Research Group at the University of Jaén. The Grove is an international peer-reviewed academic journal which has been publishing since 1996. The journal has been published in printed format since its foundation, and now an open-access online version is available on its website for free. The Grove is primarily aimed at specialists in any area of English Studies. The major scope of the journal is literatures in English, critical theory, English language and linguistics, translation, English as a foreign language and cultural studies. The Grove publishes annually, in December, and includes articles, book reviews and literary contributions. Call for papers opens in February and closes at the end of May for issues to be published the same year or considered for the following year's issue if the number of submissions is high. The Editor kindly invites submissions in English or Spanish of original, unpublished articles and book reviews within the domain of the above topics, as well as unpublished poems or short literary contributions. Multiple submissions of the same author or redundant publications would not be considered. Contributions should be unpublished and not considered for publication elsewhere. Otherwise, they will be automatically declined. During the process of article assessment, authors must communicate all relevant information regarding any external funding of the research that led to the elaboration of the work under consideration, namely: funding agency, call, project reference and (optionally), title. This information must also appear at the beginning of the article. Articles, book reviews and literary contributions for publication should be submitted through the journal website . There are no fees to publish in this journal.

General Information

Country / RegionSpain
Primary LanguageEnglish, Spanish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/12 · 67%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universidad de Jaén
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1137-005X / 2386-5431
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English, Spanish

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
10
5
2019
33
3
2020
12
8
2021
24
6
2022
10
3
2023
12
7
2024
13
0
2025
2
0
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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Themes in Literature AnalysisLatin American and Latino StudiesPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesContemporary Literature and CriticismGothic Literature and Media AnalysisSouth Asian Cinema and CultureLinguistic Variation and MorphologyLegal Cases and CommentaryEcocriticism and Environmental LiteratureUtopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction

Frequently asked questions about The Grove

Is The Grove a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for The Grove: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 52/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of The Grove?

The Grove is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is The Grove indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

The Grove is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of The Grove?

About the Journal Aims and Scope The Grove – Working Papers on English Studies is the journal of the HUM-271 Research Group at the University of Jaén. The Grove is an international peer-reviewed academic journal which has been publishing since 1996. The journal has been published in printed format since its foundation, and now an open-access online version is available on its website for free. The Grove is primarily aimed at specialists in any area of English Studies. The major scope of the journal is literatures in English, critical theory, English language and linguistics, translation, Engli

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref