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English Studies

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1919

ISSN1744-4217

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total25

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

0.206

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CiteScore

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SNIP

0.916

Total Works

5,269

Total Citations

17,149

2yr Mean Citedness

0.22

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes scholarship on the interpretation of literary works, focusing on narrative structures, thematic elements, and the influence of historical and cultural contexts. Articles analyze specific texts such as Beowulf, E.F. Benson's novels, Seamus Heaney's poetry, and Shakespeare's Macbeth, exploring their engagement with folklore, hagiography, personal identity, political issues, and material culture.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1919

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,269

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1744-4217

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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 TheoryQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medieval Literature and HistoryLexicography and Language StudiesLinguistics and language evolutionDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringLinguistic Variation and MorphologyShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismContemporary Literature and CriticismLiterature: history, themes, analysis