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International Journal of English Studies

Universidad de Murcia · Spain · Est. 1991

ISSN1578-7044eISSN1989-6131

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2025-05-06). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.153

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.629

Total Worksi

473

Total Citationsi

3,847

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of English Studies (IJES) is a double-blind peer review journal which seeks to reflect the newest research in the general field of English Studies: English Language and Linguistics, Applied English Linguistics, Literature in English and Cultural studies of English-speaking countries. We will give preference to keeping the balance amongst the areas and subareas belonging to English Studies whenever possible.

General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications473

Publisher OrgUniversity of Murcia

OA Since2000

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

DIGITUM institutional repository

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universidad de Murcia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1578-7044 / 1989-6131

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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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?

DIGITUM institutional repository

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

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.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

134

2019

159

2020

441

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Cultural StudiesQ2

Linguistics and LanguageQ3

EducationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & Linguistics

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medieval Literature and HistoryEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningLinguistics and language evolutionSecond Language Learning and TeachingLexicography and Language StudiesDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesSecond Language Acquisition and LearningLinguistic Variation and MorphologyLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionFolklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of English Studies

Is International Journal of English Studies a predatory journal?

International Journal of English Studies was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2025-05-06). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of English Studies?

International Journal of English Studies is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.33.

Is International Journal of English Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of English Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.