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Studies in Linguistics, Culture and FLT

Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen · Bulgaria · Est. 2016

ISSN2534-9538
SJR Q3Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
27
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total27
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 Score
0.12
H-Index
6
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
Total Works
214
Total Citations
188
2yr Mean Citedness
0.50
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Aims & Scope

Studies in Linguistics, Culture, and FLT is an open access scholarly journal that aims at publishing high-quality authentic texts in a variety of areas in the field of humanities. The journal provides a platform for publishing the results of quality research and for an exchange of innovative and creative ideas for local and international scholars working in the fields specified below. Being open access SILC allows readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of its articles and to use them for any other lawful purpose. Studies in Linguistics, Culture, and FLT publishes articles, reviews and research papers in the following areas related to English Studies: Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Literature, Comparative/Contrastive Linguistics, Conversation Analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis, Cultural Studies, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography of Communication, Foreign Language Teaching, Teacher Training and Professional Development, Functional Grammar, Text/Corpus Linguistics, Gesture/Sign/Visual Forms of Communication, Intercultural Communication, Language Ideology, Language Policy, Language Socialization, Linguistic Anthropology, Literacy Studies, Literature and Civilisation, Media Studies, Narrative Studies, Pragmatics, Second Language Acquisition, English for Special Purposes, Social Semiotics, Translation Studies. The methods of research employed could be qualitative, quantitative or mixed, and the research designs could be case studies, experimental/semi-experimental studies, literature reviews, etc.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
10
weeks to review
Fast · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionBulgaria
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2016
Frequency3 times a year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications214
OA Since2015
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~10 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2534-9538
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
2017
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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.

Cultural StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Cultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language, Metaphor, and CognitionEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesTranslation Studies and PracticesLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesSecond Language Learning and TeachingLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentitySecond Language Acquisition and LearningLexicography and Language StudiesTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref