Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
ES Review
ISSN 2531-1646 · eISSN 2531-1654 · Ediciones Universidad de Valladolid · Spain
ES Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 38 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ES Review is published by Ediciones Universidad de Valladolid. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are American and British Literature Analysis, Contemporary Literature and Criticism and Poetry Analysis and Criticism, together about 28.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ES REVIEW. SPANISH JOURNAL OF ENGLISH STUDIES (e-ISSN 2531-1654 | p-ISSN 2531-1646 ceased in 2022) is a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal covering all areas of English Studies. Founded in 1971, it is published annually online by the Department of English at the University of Valladolid. The journal is indexed in SCOPUS, SCImago, ERIH Plus, SHERPA-RoMEO, Latindex-Catálogo v2.0, and MIAR, and is disseminated through Crossref, ÍnDICEs-CSIC, JournalTOCs, Scilit, and Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, among other indexing and abstracting services. ES Review has been awarded the Quality Seal for Spanish Scientific Journals by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) in the 2023 call, with a Mention for Good Editorial Practices in Gender Equality. This distinction was renewed in the 2024 and 2025 calls (13/11/2025). You can find the journal’s metrics in the menu on the right.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities13.8%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities8.6%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities6.3%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities5.2%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities4.9%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities4.9%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Memory, History, Trauma, IdentityArts and Humanities4.5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q2 | 562/1186 | — |
| Language and Linguistics | Q3 | 821/1137 | — |
| Linguistics and Language | Q4 | 920/1221 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: SCImago, SHERPA-RoMEO, Latindex-Catálogo v2.0, MIAR
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 178 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 20 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 13 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
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 38 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 38 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- MLA
Article types accepted3
- book reviewsES Review accepts and publishes research articles and book reviews in open issues.Length not stated
- interviewsInterviews may be considered for publication if related to the field of contact and exchanges between Spain/Hispanic America and the Anglophone world.Length not stated
- research articlesES Review accepts and publishes research articles and book reviews in open issues.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
MLA Handbook 9th edition style required. Model summary
Authors must ensure that the style of their proposals conforms to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 9th edition.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain publishing rights; journal granted right of first publication. Model summary
Authors retain publishing rights and grant ES Review. Spanish Journal of English Studies right of first publication. Simultaneously, all articles and reviews published in ES Review until nº 43 are available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) while those published from nº 44 onwards will be available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 I…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous review: manuscripts must be fully anonymised. Model summary
The text of manuscripts must be fully anonymised and personal details deleted.
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
- Ediciones Universidad de Valladolid
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2531-1646
- Electronic ISSN
- 2531-1654
- 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 ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ES Review
How long does peer review take at ES Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 38 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 ES Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: MLA. 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 ES Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ES Review is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ES Review open access, and what is the APC?
ES Review 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .