Journal profile · LITERATURE
English Studies
ISSN 0013-838X · eISSN 1744-4217 · Taylor & Francis
English Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 171 days to acceptance (74 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 15% (journal website); 120 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
English Studies is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medieval Literature and History, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 26.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
For more than a century, English Studies has been one of the defining publications in the field of ‘English’. Unique in the range and quality of its coverage, it attracts contributions from leading scholars worldwide on the language, literature and culture of the English-speaking world from the Early Medieval period to the present day. The foremost position of English Studies in many of these areas is widely recognized by its international readership and its listing in the Clarivate Analytics Arts & Humanities Citation Index® The six or seven articles in each regular issue of the journal are supplemented by five or six substantial reviews of major new publications. English Studies also publishes at least two special issues per volume, providing in-depth coverage of carefully selected topics of interest to the global English Studies community. Previous special issues have included: A Feminist Renaissance in Early Medieval English Studies, Metamodernism, Ecocriticism and Narrative, Shakespeare and Theory, Stylometry and Authorship Attribution. Readers can rely on the journal to offer them scholarship of the highest quality, and to keep them informed of the latest developments in a varied and fast-evolving field. Scholars will find in English Studies a publication outlet with a reputation for excellence, allowing them to reach an audience of peers across the globe. In its editorial policy, this peer-reviewed journal, supported by a board of internationally respected Advisory Editors, combines a healthy respect for tradition with a keen interest in the latest innovative approaches. Peer Review Policy All peer review is double anonymized and submissions are typically reviewed by two referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Editor-in-chief Chris LouttitPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 9%); most named United Kingdom 5, Netherlands 3, Mainland China 2, Italy 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities10.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering8.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science7.3%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities7%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities6.8%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences5.4%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
OCLC, Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature, Humanities Index, Humanities International Index, International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance, Linguistics Abstracts Online, Linguistic Bibliography, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, M L A International Bibliography, Periodicals Index Online, R I L M Abstracts of Music LiteraturePublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.29Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.02Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 408OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 94LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 193,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,311 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 120 | 22 | 22 |
| 2024 | 105 | 25 | 43 |
| 2023 | 91 | 32 | 94 |
| 2022 | 102 | 34 | 351 |
| 2021 | 130 | 25 | 366 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
171 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 114 days – 253 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (74 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 194 days
- Sample
- 74 articles with submission and acceptance dates (224 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 77 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
English Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readers…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review, typically two referees. Model summary
All peer review is double anonymized and submissions are typically reviewed by two referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0013-838X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-4217
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 107, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about English Studies
What CAS zone is English Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, English Studies is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Literature. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of English Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 53.
How long does peer review take at English Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 74 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 171 days (interquartile range 114–253 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 15%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of English Studies based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (5), Netherlands (3) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index English Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, English Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is English Studies open access, and what is the APC?
English Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .