Journal profile
The Grove
ISSN 1137-005X · eISSN 2386-5431 · Universidad de Jaén · Spain
The Grove: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Grove is published by Universidad de Jaén. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Poetry Analysis and Criticism, American and British Literature Analysis and Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Grove – Working Papers on English Studies is the journal of the HUM-271 Research Group at the University of Jaén. The Grove is an international peer-reviewed academic journal which has been publishing since 1996. The journal has been published in printed format since its foundation, and now an open-access online version is available on its website for free. The Grove is primarily aimed at specialists in any area of English Studies. The major scope of the journal is literatures in English, critical theory, English language and linguistics, translation, English as a foreign language and cultural studies. The Grove publishes annually, in December, and includes articles, book reviews and literary contributions. Call for papers opens in February and closes at the end of May for issues to be published the same year or considered for the following year's issue if the number of submissions is high. The Editor kindly invites submissions in English or Spanish of original, unpublished articles and book reviews within the domain of the above topics, as well as unpublished poems or short literary contributions. Multiple submissions of the same author or redundant publications would not be considered. Contributions should be unpublished and not considered for publication elsewhere. Otherwise, they will be automatically declined. During the process of article assessment, authors must communicate all relevant information regarding any external funding of the research that led to the elaboration of the work under consideration, namely: funding agency, call, project reference and (optionally), title. This information must also appear at the beginning of the article. Articles, book reviews and literary contributions for publication should be submitted through the journal website. There are no fees to publish in this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 4, France 1, Poland 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities10.8%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities10.8%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities5.6%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities5.2%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities4.9%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities4.9%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities4.1%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities3.7%
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
Indexings, DatabasesPublisher 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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 181 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 | — | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- MLA
Article types accepted6
- articlesThe Grove publishes the following types of contributions: articles, reviews of books and literary contributions (unpublished poems or short literary contributio…Length not stated
- book reviewThe Grove publishes the following types of contributions: articles, reviews of books and literary contributions (unpublished poems or short literary contributio…Length not stated
- book reviewsincludes articles, book reviews and literary contributionsLength not stated
- literary contributionsincludes articles, book reviews and literary contributionsLength not stated
- reviewThe Grove publishes the following types of contributions: articles, reviews of books and literary contributions (unpublished poems or short literary contributio…Length not stated
- reviews of booksThe Grove publishes the following types of contributions: articles, reviews of books and literary contributions (unpublished poems or short literary contributio…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Also, authors will retain the rights on their work, even if they will be gran…
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 Jaén
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1137-005X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2386-5431
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 The Grove
How long does peer review take at The Grove?
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 The Grove?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 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.
Where are the editorial board members of The Grove based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (4), France (1) and Poland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index The Grove?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Grove is indexed in DOAJ.
Is The Grove open access, and what is the APC?
The Grove 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .