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Review of English Studies

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1925

ISSN1471-6968

SJR Q3✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

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

0.112

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Total Works

15,072

Total Citations

15,161

2yr Mean Citedness

0.04

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Aims & Scope

Since 1925, The Review of English Studies has been at the heart of English literary scholarship, connecting readers with groundbreaking research and critical insights.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1925

Annual Volume~ 106 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications15,072

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1471-6968

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ3

Linguistics and LanguageQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Financial Crisis of the 21st CenturyModernist Literature and CriticismMedieval Literature and HistoryScottish History and National IdentityLiterature: history, themes, analysisJoseph Conrad and LiteratureIrish and British StudiesHistorical Art and Culture StudiesPoetry Analysis and CriticismShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism