Journal profile
Celt A Journal of Culture English Language Teaching Literature
ISSN 1412-3320 · eISSN 2502-4914 · Soegijapranata Catholic University · Indonesia
Celt A Journal of Culture English Language Teaching Literature: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 48 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Celt A Journal of Culture English Language Teaching Literature is published by Soegijapranata Catholic University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, English Language Learning and Teaching and Linguistics and Language Analysis, together about 46.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics and Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature with a printed ISSN 1412-3320 & online ISSN 2502-4914 is a double blind peer-reviewed journal. It is published twice a year, on July and December (2000-2019), but since 2020 the publication decided by the by the Faculty of Language & Arts, Soegijapranata Catholic University, Semarang, Indonesia becomes every June and December Celt received the national re-accreditation status from the Indonesian Directorate General of Higher Education No. 040/P/2014 in February 2014 for its print version and is effective until the next five years. This decree has been updated with a nationally accredited status of Sinta-2 from the Indonesian Directorate General of Strengthening Research and Development from the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education No. 30/E/KPT/2018 in 24 October 2018 for its online version, and updated with 36/E/KPT/2019 for its online version for publications until 2023. In general, Celt’s focus and scope is on research that deal with discussions on Culture, English Language Teaching and learning, and on pure linguistics and literature. Topics that are accepted for publication can be on the following areas: • Art, Fiction & Aesthetic of Language, • Consumer Culture for Language & Arts, • Cultural Studies for Language Teaching & Learning, • Design, Communication & Visual Arts for Language & Culture, • Digital Media & Technology for Language Teaching & Learning, • English Language Teaching (ELT), • English as a Foreign/ Second Language Teaching (EFL/ ESL), • English for Specific Purposes (ESP), • History of Language Teaching & Learning • ICT in Language Teaching & Learning • Linguistics/ the Pragmatics of Language & Arts • Local/ Global Language, Arts & Culture • Language & Arts' Material Development • Modern/ Traditional Art • Rhetorical Language • Language & Arts' Syllabus & Curriculum Design • Teacher Education for Language & Arts. Manuscripts that are selected for publication in Celt, could: • encourage and foster discussions among teachers, practitioners, policy makers, and those who are interested in using language of communication, such as English for the area of business and education, and any other topic relevant to their issue areas; • share best practices, best teaching experiences, and policies that can increase students’ language and arts competencies for their future professions; and • provide an avenue for the professional development of teachers, practitioner
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ekawati Marhaenny DukutPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 10, United States 1, Japan 1, Malaysia 1, Russia 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities25%
- English Language Learning and TeachingComputer Science14.3%
- Linguistics and Language AnalysisArts and Humanities7.1%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology6%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4.7%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities3.3%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities3%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, Dimensions, CrossrefPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 440 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 32 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 91 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 123 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 121 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 141 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 48 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IDR 2,500,000 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | IDR 750,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IDR 2,500,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 250 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–300 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- Not considered
- manuscript type
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- research reportrmat 2. Manuscript type: We accept only research report papers that should is within the range of 4,000 – 7,000 words excluding the title, abstract, key words, …main text ≤ 7,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Publication fee of IDR 2.500.000 or USD 250 Model summary
The contribution fee must be paid and sent as an attachment along with the Declaration of Publication form to celtjournal@gmail.com, celteditor@gmail.com.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary
The copyright holder is Celt journal. It is organized by the English Department, Faculty of Language & Arts, Soegijapranata Catholic University, Indonesia, thus, authors should agree of not tampering with the uploaded pdf of the already published manuscript. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Each manuscript is firstly scanned by a plagiarism checker provided by Celt to ensure originality of the author/s' manuscript. Once the originality is proven, the journal manager will inform the journal editor to assign two reviewers to evaluate the manuscript's content. The choice of at least two reviewers are based on the area of specialties that matches with the topic argued by the author/s of …
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Soegijapranata Catholic University
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1412-3320
- Electronic ISSN
- 2502-4914
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Celt A Journal of Culture English Language Teaching Literature
How long does peer review take at Celt A Journal of Culture English Language Teaching Literature?
Authors report an average review time of about 48 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Celt A Journal of Culture English Language Teaching Literature?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–300 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Celt A Journal of Culture English Language Teaching Literature based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (10), United States (1) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Celt A Journal of Culture English Language Teaching Literature?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Celt A Journal of Culture English Language Teaching Literature is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Celt A Journal of Culture English Language Teaching Literature open access, and what is the APC?
Celt A Journal of Culture English Language Teaching Literature is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .