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Brno Studies in English

Masaryk University · Czech Republic · Est. 1983

ISSN1805-0867

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2017-06-24). 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 ↗

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 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

0.132

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.114

Total Worksi

428

Total Citationsi

1,180

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Brno Studies in English is an international journal publishing original research in English studies, specifically in linguistics, literature, and translation studies.

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General Information

Country / RegionCzech Republic

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1983

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications428

Publisher OrgMasaryk University

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

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Masaryk University

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1805-0867

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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?

N/A

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

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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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ2

Linguistics and LanguageQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesContemporary Literature and CriticismLexicography and Language Studieslinguistics and terminology studiesNarrative Theory and AnalysisLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityTranslation Studies and PracticesThemes in Literature Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Brno Studies in English

Is Brno Studies in English a predatory journal?

Brno Studies in English was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-06-24). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Brno Studies in English?

Brno Studies in English is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.132.

Is Brno Studies in English indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Brno Studies in English is indexed in Scopus.