Aims and scope
The International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature publishes research on English literature, literatures in English, English linguistics, translation and English language education. It welcomes critical, theoretical, empirical and classroom-based studies, and serves literary scholars, linguists, translators, language teachers and teacher educators. The journal provides open access to all articles.
British and American literature
- Old and Middle English literature
- Renaissance and early modern literature
- Restoration and eighteenth-century literature
- Romantic and Victorian literature
- Modernist and postmodernist literature
- American literature
- Contemporary literature in English
World literatures and genres
- Postcolonial literature
- African literature in English
- Transnational and diasporic literature
- Comparative literature
- Drama and theater studies
- Children's and young adult literature
- Literature and film
Literary theory and criticism
- Literary theory
- Feminist and gender criticism
- Ecocriticism
- Marxist and cultural criticism
- Narratology
- Stylistics
- Digital humanities
English linguistics
- Phonetics and phonology
- Morphology and syntax
- Semantics and pragmatics
- Discourse analysis and forensic linguistics
- Corpus linguistics
- Cognitive linguistics and psycholinguistics
- Historical linguistics and lexicography
Sociolinguistics and translation
- Sociolinguistics and Global Englishes
- Language policy and planning
- Language, identity and culture
- Linguistic landscapes
- Literary translation
- Machine and AI-assisted translation
- Interpreting and audiovisual translation
English language teaching
- TESOL and EFL/ESL pedagogy
- Second language acquisition
- Language skills development
- Academic and creative writing
- English for specific purposes
- Language assessment and testing
- Technology and AI in language learning
Now accepting submissions
Manuscripts are welcome throughout the year through the online submission form.
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Open access
Every article is free to read, download and reuse under the CC BY 4.0 licence, so your work can reach any reader without a subscription or paywall.
Article types
- Research articles
- Review articles
- Critical essays
- Book reviews
Submissions must fall within the aims and scope above.
How to submit
- Prepare your manuscriptPDF or DOCX, following the author guidelines.
- Submit onlineSend it through the online submission form at arcjournals.org.
- Peer review and decisionAfter an editorial check, the manuscript is sent for peer review. You receive the reviewers' comments with the editorial decision by email.
Questions authors ask
Is there a publication fee?
A fee of $250 USD applies only after your manuscript has been accepted. Nothing is charged at submission or during review.
Can the fee be waived?
Yes. Waivers are available for authors from low-income countries. Write to editor@arcjournals.org with your manuscript details.
How does peer review work?
The editorial office first checks that the manuscript fits the journal’s scope and guidelines. It is then sent to reviewers in the field, and you receive their comments together with the editorial decision by email.
What format should my manuscript be in?
PDF or DOCX, double-spaced, 12 pt font, with references in APA 7th edition format. Full author guidelines are on the journal website.
Will my article have a DOI and be open access?
Yes. Each accepted article is registered with Crossref under a DOI (prefix 10.20431) and published open access under the CC BY 4.0 licence.
Where will my article be discoverable?
Each accepted article is registered with Crossref under a DOI. Open discovery services build their databases from Crossref records, so the article becomes findable in OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, Unpaywall, Dimensions, Scilit, Lens.org, ScienceOpen and OpenAIRE. The journal itself is listed in ROAD, the ISSN directory of open-access resources.