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Theory and Practice in Language Studies

Academy Publication · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN2053-0692

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2015-09-30). 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. 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 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.313

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.715

Total Worksi

4,712

Total Citationsi

26,580

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.88

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Literature and Literary Theory; Linguistics and Language; Education.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 398 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,712

Publisher OrgAcademy Publication

OA Since2017

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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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academy Publication

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2053-0692

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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

237

1.1k

2019

199

979

2020

213

842

2021

352

1.5k

2022

345

831

2023

423

882

2024

425

260

2025

288

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

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and LanguageEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningSecond Language Learning and TeachingSecond Language Acquisition and LearningLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesTranslation Studies and PracticesLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesMultilingual Education and PolicySwearing, Euphemism, MultilingualismEducation and Critical Thinking Development

Frequently asked questions about Theory and Practice in Language Studies

Is Theory and Practice in Language Studies a predatory journal?

Theory and Practice in Language Studies was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2015-09-30). 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 Theory and Practice in Language Studies?

Theory and Practice in Language Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.313.

Is Theory and Practice in Language Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Theory and Practice in Language Studies is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Theory and Practice in Language Studies?