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English Studies at NBU

New Bulgarian University Β· Bulgaria Β· Est. 2015

ISSN2367-5705eISSN2367-8704
βœ“ WOS ESCIβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
25
/ 100
High Risk
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
βœ“ WoS ESCI+10
βœ“ DOAJ Verified+15
Total25
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

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See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

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H-Indexi
7
Total Worksi
172
Total Citationsi
235
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.20
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

English Studies at NBU (ESNBU)is an entirely open access (Diamond Open Access), double-blind peer reviewed academic journal published by the Department of English Studies, New Bulgarian University in two issues per year, June and December, in print and online. ESNBU receives institutional support from the New Bulgarian University Publishing House.ESNBU welcomes original research articles, book reviews, discussion contributions and other forms of analysis and comment encompassing all aspects of English Studies and English for professional communication and the creative professions. Manuscripts are accepted in English. Translations of published articles and preprints are generally not accepted.ESNBU is fullyOpen Access(Diamond Open Access) - all published articles are freely available without charge to the users or their institutions. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author as long as the original authors, citation details and publisher are identified. This is in accordance with the definition of open access of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). English Studies at NBU (ESNBU)is abstracted and indexed in:CEEOL- Central and Eastern European Online LibraryERIH PLUS- European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social SciencesMLA- Directory of Periodicals and MLA International BibliographyROAD- Directory of Open Access Scholarly ResourcesOpenAIREWeb of ScienceCore Collection (ESCI) - Emerging Sources Citation IndexDOAJ- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ Seal)NSD- Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and PublishersCrossrefmemberBrillLinguistic BibliographyEBSCOhostCEEAS- Central & Eastern European Academic SourceEBSCO Open ResearchEBSCOhost Academic JournalsICI Index Copernicus -Journals Master list databaseRSCICore - Russian Science Citation Index (РИНЦ)CNKI S

General Information

Country / RegionBulgaria
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2015
Frequencytwice a year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications172
OA Since2014
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
Review Timeβ€”
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 Β· 83%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
New Bulgarian University
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
βœ…
Is the ISSN verified?
2367-5705 / 2367-8704
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Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
Yes
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
βœ…
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
βœ…
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
βœ…
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
17
46
2019
18
58
2020
16
20
2021
19
35
2022
16
18
2023
24
16
2024
20
3
2025
16
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & Linguistics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Translation Studies and PracticesSecond Language Learning and TeachingEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesSecond Language Acquisition and LearningLexicography and Language StudiesNatural Language Processing TechniquesInterpreting and Communication in HealthcareMultilingual Education and Policy

Frequently asked questions about English Studies at NBU

Is English Studies at NBU a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for English Studies at NBU. It is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ and has a PubScope Trust Score of 25/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of English Studies at NBU?

English Studies at NBU is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.20.

Is English Studies at NBU indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

English Studies at NBU is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of English Studies at NBU?

English Studies at NBU (ESNBU)is an entirely open access (Diamond Open Access), double-blind peer reviewed academic journal published by the Department of English Studies, New Bulgarian University in two issues per year, June and December, in print and online. ESNBU receives institutional support from the New Bulgarian University Publishing House.ESNBU welcomes original research articles, book reviews, discussion contributions and other forms of analysis and comment encompassing all aspects of English Studies and English for professional communication and the creative professions. Manuscripts

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref