English Academy Review

Aims & Scope

The English Academy Review: A Journal of English Studies (EAR) is the journal of the English Academy of Southern Africa.

In line with the Academy’s vision of promoting effective English as a vital resource and of respecting Africa’s diverse linguistic ecology, it welcomes submissions on language as well as educational, philosophical and literary topics from Southern Africa and across the globe.

In addition to refereed academic articles, it publishes creative writing and book reviews of significant new publications as well as lectures and proceedings.

EAR is an accredited journal that is published biannually by Unisa Press (South Africa) and Taylor & Francis.

Its editorial policy is governed by the Council of the English Academy of Southern Africa who also appoint the Editor-in-Chief for a three-year term of office.

Guest editors are appointed from time to time on an ad hoc basis.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.139

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	12

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25378

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	19

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• ‘If I speak English, does it make me less black anyway?’‘Race’ and English in South African desegregated schools

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Carolyn

• The English Language and Social Change in South Africa

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Njabulo S.

• Conceptualizing feminism(s) in Africa: The challenges facing African women writers and critics

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Naomi N.

• Decolonial Turns, Postcolonial Shifts, and Cultural Connections:Are We There Yet?

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Kasturi

• Old and New Fictions: Rearranging the Geographies of Urban Space and Identities in Post-2006 Zimbabwean Fiction

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Kizito Z.

• Language as a ‘resource’ in South Africa: The economic life of language in a globalising society

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Laurence

• Metaphysical Empire, Linguicides and Cultural Imperialism

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Sabelo J.

• The Liberated Zone: The Possibilities of Imaginative Expression in a State of Emergency

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Michael

• Prometheus in Chains: The Fate of English in South Africa

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Es'kia

• Laughing at the Pandemic: Youth Performance and Digital Humour in Response to Covid-19 in Nigeria

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Idom, Romanus, Eyo

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