ASp

Groupe detude et de recherche en anglais de specialite · France · Est. 1969

ISSN1246-8185

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.226

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.257

Total Worksi

853

Total Citationsi

3,782

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Since 1993, ASp publishes review articles or research articles, reviews and reports related to English for Specific Purposes (ESP) conceived as a teaching sector and a research field. The contributions aim to illuminate the specificity of the ASP object, particularly in its linguistic, discursive, cultural, and didactic dimensions, and to broaden the knowledge of English for various specialties.

General Information

Country / RegionFrance

Primary LanguageFrench, English

1st Year Published1969

Frequency2 issues per year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications853

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Groupe detude et de recherche en anglais de specialite

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1246-8185

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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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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?

French, English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Citations received

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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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisFrench Language Learning MethodsTranslation Studies and Practiceslinguistics and terminology studiesSecond Language Learning and TeachingHistorical Linguistics and Language StudiesDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionEducation, sociology, and vocational training

Frequently asked questions about ASp

Is ASp a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for ASp: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of ASp?

ASp is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.226.

Is ASp indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ASp is indexed in Scopus.

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