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Baltic Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture

University of Latvia · Latvia · Est. 2011

ISSN2501-0395
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.137
H-Indexi
7
Total Worksi
163
Total Citationsi
341
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.41
Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
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

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Latvia
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2501-0395
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

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
9
16
2019
11
25
2020
10
35
2021
12
41
2022
11
21
2023
11
9
2024
11
1
2025
11
0
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

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

Frequently asked questions about Baltic Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture

Is Baltic Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Baltic Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Baltic Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture?

Baltic Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.41.

Is Baltic Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Baltic Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Baltic Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture?

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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref