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Baltic Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture

University of Latvia · Latvia · Est. 2011

ISSN2501-0395

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

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

0.224

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

163

Total Citations

341

2yr Mean Citedness

0.41

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Aims & Scope

The BJELLC aims to help scholars doing research in linguistics, literature and culture to share their knowledge worldwide through open access. As the journal covers a wide range of topics, it will be a valuable source for scholars, teachers and advanced students. The articles reflect theoretical and empirical interests of scholars from all over the world. The studies focus on synchronic and diachronic as well as comparative aspects of the English language, culture and literature.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionLatvia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Frequencyyearly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications163

Publisher OrgUniversity of Latvia

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Latvia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2501-0395

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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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?

Yes

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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

Times cited

2018

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2025

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

Language & Linguistics

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningLexicography and Language StudiesSecond Language Learning and Teachinglinguistics and terminology studiesLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesSecond Language Acquisition and LearningTranslation Studies and Practices