English Linguistics Research

English Linguistics Research (ELR) (ISSN: 1927-6028; E-ISSN: 1927-6036) is an international, double-anonymized peer-reviewed, open-access journal published semiannually (June and December) by Sciedu Press. The online version is freely accessible, subject to the journal’s open-access policy. ELR accepts submissions online or by email (elr@sciedupress.com).

Focus and Scope:

Dedicated to advancing scholarly inquiry into the English language from diverse linguistic perspectives, the journal welcomes original, high-quality research that contributes theoretically, empirically, or practically to our understanding of English.

In line with these aims, ELR features scholarly work in the following core areas of English linguistics:

Theoretical Linguistics: Syntax, phonology, morphology, semantics, pragmatics, and interface studies.
Sociolinguistics & Varieties of English: Dialectology, World Englishes, language variation, change, identity, and ideology.
Corpus Linguistics & Computational Approaches: Data-driven studies, discourse analysis, NLP applications, and multimodal/digital communication.
Applied Linguistics: Second language acquisition, TESOL/TEFL, language teacher education, curriculum and pedagogy, language assessment, EAP/ESP, and language policy.
Historical Linguistics: Evolution of English, philology, diachronic studies, and historical pragmatics.
Cognitive Linguistics & Psycholinguistics: Language processing, acquisition, mental representation, and bilingual/multilingual cognition.

Abstracting and Indexing:

• CNKI
• DTU Library
• ERA
• EuroPub
• Google Scholar
• Harvard Library
• Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
• LOCKSS
• Mendeley
• Open policy finder
• PKP Open Archives Harvester
• RePEc
• ROAD
• Scilit
• Worldcat

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Open Access Policy:

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Copyright Policy:

Copyrights for articles are retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the journal. Authors have rights to reuse, republish, archive, and distribute their own articles after publication. The journal/publisher is not responsible for subsequent uses of the work.

This journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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Paper Selection and Publishing Process

a) Submission acknowledgement and initial screening (1-2 working days) 

The journal normally acknowledges receipt of a submission within 1-2 working days. The editorial board conducts an initial assessment of the manuscript's completeness, relevance to the journal's aims and scope, originality, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and conformity with essential submission requirements. A manuscript may be returned to the authors or rejected without external review when it clearly does not meet these requirements. If you fail to receive this confirmation, please check your bulk email box or contact the editorial assistant by email: elr@sciedupress.com.

b) External Peer Review (4–10 weeks)

Manuscripts that pass initial editorial screening are normally evaluated through double-anonymized peer review by at least two independent external reviewers with relevant expertise. Editorial screening is not counted as external peer review. Although the journal takes reasonable steps to protect anonymity, complete anonymity cannot be guaranteed because author identity may be inferred from preprints, citations, datasets, conference presentations, or the subject matter. The review process normally takes approximately four to ten weeks but may vary according to reviewer availability, manuscript complexity, revision requirements, and ethical or technical checks.

c) Editorial Decision (2–3 working days)

Reviewer recommendations are advisory. The editorial board makes the editorial decision after considering the reviewers' reports, the manuscript's scholarly quality, relevance, originality, methodological or analytical validity, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and any other relevant information. Possible decisions include acceptance, minor revision, major revision, rejection with an invitation to submit a substantially revised manuscript as a new submission, or rejection.

d) Revision and Payment (depending on the authors)

When revision is requested, authors must submit a revised manuscript together with a point-by-point response explaining how each comment has been addressed or why a suggested change was not made. A request for revision does not guarantee acceptance. Article processing charges (300.00USD) are requested only after final acceptance.

e) Publication and Access (1 week)

Following acceptance, production, approval of the page proofs by the corresponding author, and completion of any applicable administrative requirements, the article is published online as the version of record. Published articles are made freely and immediately available under the open-access license stated in the article.

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What is e-Version First^TM

e-Version First is a feature offered through our journal platform. It allows PDF version of manuscripts that have been peer reviewed and accepted, to be hosted online prior to their inclusion in a final printed journal. Readers can freely access or cite the article. 

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Announcements

English Linguistics Research
ISSN 1927-6028 (Print)   ISSN 1927-6036 (Online)

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