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ExELL

Sciendo · Germany · Est. 2014

ISSN2303-4858

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total66

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.15

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

532

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.13

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Linguistics and Language.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 10 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications99

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Sciendo

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2303-4858

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

2020

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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language, Metaphor, and CognitionEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesSecond Language Learning and TeachingSecond Language Acquisition and LearningLexicography and Language StudiesLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategieslinguistics and terminology studiesLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityMultilingual Education and Policy

Frequently asked questions about ExELL

Is ExELL a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for ExELL: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 66/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of ExELL?

ExELL is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.15.

Is ExELL indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ExELL is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of ExELL?