Journal of English Linguistics

Aims & Scope

Journal of English Linguistics: The Editor invites submissions on the modern and historical periods of the English language.

JEngL normally publishes synchronic and diachronic studies on subjects from Old and Middle English to modern English grammar, corpus linguistics, and dialectology.

Other topics such as language contact, pidgins/creoles, or stylistics, are acceptable if the article focuses on the English language.

Articless normally range from ten to twenty-five pages in typescript.

JEngL reviews titles in general and historical linguistics, language variation, socio-linguistics, and dialectology for an international audience.

Unsolicited reviews cannot be considered.

Books for review and correspondence regarding reviews should be sent to the Editor.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	0.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.489

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	38

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11794

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	55

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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 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.

• Fleeing, Sneaking, Flooding

  Citation: 454

  Authors: Costas, Paul

• Mobility, Indexicality, and the Enregisterment of “Pittsburghese”

  Citation: 355

  Authors: Barbara, Jennifer, Andrew E.

• Querying Keywords

  Citation: 213

  Authors: Paul

• Being Specific about Historical Change

  Citation: 88

  Authors: Douglas, Bethany

• Hella Nor Cal or Totally So Cal?

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Mary, Nancy, Victor, Lisa, Rosalva

• Tag Questions in British and American English

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Gunnel, Sebastian

• Salience and the Social Meaning of Declarative Contours

  Citation: 81

  Authors: Robert J.

• Regional Phonetic Differentiation in Standard Canadian English

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Charles

• Steady States in the Evolution of New Englishes

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Joybrato

• Social Salience and the Sociolinguistic Monitor

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Erez, Sue

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