Journal profile
Currents
ISSN 2545-0387 · eISSN 2449-8769 · Academic Association for Doctoral Students of English Philology · Poland
Currents: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Currents: A Journal of Young English Philology Thought and Review is dedicated to all aspects of English studies, including linguistics, literary and cultural studies, translation, book editing and ESL teaching. It seeks to explore interconnections and differences between various sub-disciplines and approaches within English philology, providing a platform for debate to young scholars. Currents invites contributions from students of English studies in Poland and abroad, pursuing BA, MA and PhD degree programmes and young researchers. The major part of each issue consists of academic articles related to the key themes described in call for papers published in the latest issue or on the journal website. A separate section is devoted to book reviews and conference reports.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Edyta Lorek-JezińskaPublisher website
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- reviews is between 3,500–5,000 words, and for reviews – 1,500–2,000 words, excluding references, abstracts and biographical notes. Eamain text ≤ 2,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review, Plagiarism
- Peer review
Peer review: yes Model summary
Currents. A Journal of Young English Philology Thought and Review Is a peer-reviewed online journal edited by doctoral students specialising in English studies at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism workshop
The aim of the workshops was to present to students ways of recognising and preventing plagiarism.
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
- Academic Association for Doctoral Students of English Philology
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2545-0387
- Electronic ISSN
- 2449-8769
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Currents
How long does peer review take at Currents?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 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 Currents?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words. 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.
Which databases index Currents?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Currents is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Currents open access, and what is the APC?
Currents is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .