Journal profile · LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
International Journal of English Studies
ISSN 1578-7044 · eISSN 1989-6131 · Universidad de Murcia · Spain
International Journal of English Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of English Studies is published by Universidad de Murcia and is in Zone 4 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, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and Second Language Learning and Teaching, together about 29.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics and Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United Kingdom 6, United States 3, Switzerland 2, Finland 2, Mainland China 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities10.9%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities10.3%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities8.6%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities8.5%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities7.2%
- Second Language Acquisition and LearningPsychology5.8%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities5.7%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences5.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 485 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 3 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 23 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 443 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- book reviewBook review. Vyatkina, Nina. (2025). Corpus applications in language teaching and research: The case of data-driven learning of German. Routledge. Pages: 210. I…Length not stated
- reviewen 1,500 and 2,000 words for individual reviews and between 3,000 and 4,000 words for comparative book reviews. EVALUATION PROCESS AND MONITOmain text ≤ 4,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The works published in this journal are subject to the following terms: 1. The Publications Services at the University of Murcia (the publisher) retains the property rights (copyright) of published works, and encourages and enables the reuse of the same under the license specified in item 2. © Service Publications, University of Murcia, 2018 2. The works are published in the electronic edition 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
- Universidad de Murcia
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1578-7044
- Electronic ISSN
- 1989-6131
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of English Studies
What CAS zone is International Journal of English Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of English Studies is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Language & Linguistics. 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.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of English Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 International Journal of English Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 International Journal of English Studies based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (6), United States (3) and Switzerland (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of English Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of English Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of English Studies open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of English Studies is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .