Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The World Journal of English Language (WJEL) is dedicated to publishing high-quality research covering all aspects related to the English language, with a primary focus on the following core areas:

  • English Linguistics: Covering phonetics, grammar, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics, and corpus linguistics.
  • English Literature: Including literary theory, critical methods, studies of classic and contemporary works, and interdisciplinary research related to the English language.
  • Translation Studies: Exploring translation theory, practice, and interpreting techniques specifically related to the English language, particularly in multilingual settings.
  • Applied Linguistics: Focusing on the application of linguistic theory to the teaching and learning of English. This includes second language acquisition, language teaching methodologies, teacher training, language testing (such as TOEFL), bilingualism/multilingualism, cross-cultural communication, language policy, EAP (English for Academic Purposes), ESP (English for Specific Purposes), discourse analysis, and critical discourse analysis (CDA).
  • English Teaching and Learning: Emphasizing innovative approaches to teaching and learning English as a second or foreign language, including curriculum development, pedagogical strategies, assessment techniques. This area also covers classroom practices, instructional design, and the application of technology in English language education.

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

The journal employs a double-blind peer-review system, which ensures that the identities of both reviewers and authors are kept confidential. Each submission undergoes a rigorous review process, typically involving three experts: two external reviewers and one editorial member from the journal. This process is designed to ensure objectivity and fairness in the evaluation of each submission, while minimizing the potential for biases or conflicts of interest. By maintaining anonymity, the review process aims to enhance the quality and integrity of the scholarly research published in the journal.

 

Publication Frequency

Bimonthly, published in January, March, May, July, September and November

 

Open Access Policy

We follow the Gold Open Access way in journal publishing. This means that authors publish in the journals that provide immediate open access for readers to all articles on the publisher’s website. The readers pay nothing, while authors (or their institutions or funders) pay an Article Processing Charge to maintain the journal operation.

All articles published are open-access articles distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

 

Indexes

CNKI Scholar

DHET

Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek EZB

EuroPub

Genamics JournalSeek

Google Scholar

Harvard Library E-Journals

Journal TOCs

Open policy finder

Mendeley

PKP Open Archives Harvester

ROAD

ResearchGate

Scilit

Scopus

Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)

UGC CARE

 

Statistics

2024: Articles Received: 1308; Accepted: 370; Rejected: 854; Published: 354; Retracted: 2

2023: Articles Received: 1185; Accepted: 486; Rejected: 647; Published: 394; Retracted: 1

2022: Articles Received: 769; Accepted: 391; Rejected: 382; Published: 310; Retracted: 0

2021: Articles Received: 97; Accepted: 44; Rejected: 38; Published: 22; Retracted: 0

2020: Articles Received: 54; Accepted: 26; Rejected: 24; Published: 12; Retracted: 0

2019: Articles Received: 77; Accepted: 42; Rejected: 32; Published: 15; Retracted: 3

2018: Articles Received: 49; Accepted: 23; Rejected: 21; Published: 10; Retracted: 0

2017: Articles Received: 47; Accepted: 32; Rejected: 23; Published: 20; Retracted: 1

2016: Articles Received: 57; Accepted: 30; Rejected: 25; Published: 17; Retracted: 0

 

Special Issues

In order to better serve the needs of the academic community, we welcome collaborations with other institutions to publish special issues. If you are interested in publishing a special issue with our journal, please send your inquiry and proposal to wjel@sciedupress.com.

Before embarking on a special issue with our journal, please take note of the following points:

  • Special issues should be focused on a specific research topic, conference, or closely related area of research.
  • Articles accepted for publication in special issues will undergo the same rigorous review process as regular issues.
  • You are welcome to recommend appropriate researchers to act as guest editors and reviewers.
  • To ensure timely publication, please discuss your proposal with us at least five months in advance.
  • An article processing charge (APC) of 1800USD will be charged for each article.
  • We will provide you with a number of printed journals, with a maximum of two copies of each article.
  • We also offer a free e-journal in PDF format if required.

We are committed to facilitating the dissemination of high-quality research and knowledge through special issues. We look forward to working with you to bring your research to a wider audience. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries or concerns.

 

AI Usage Policy

Authors must disclose any involvement of AI tools in writing, analysis, or data processing within their manuscripts. This disclosure should include specific details about the AI tools, algorithms, or models utilized.

Content Review & Editing:
All content generated with AI tools must undergo thorough author review and editing to ensure quality, accuracy.

AI Role Specification:
Authors should clearly specify the tasks performed by AI tools and their impact on the research and writing process. This includes detailing where and how AI was utilized in the creation of the manuscript.

Authorship Integrity:
Authors are responsible for all content, including AI-generated sections, and should not attribute authorship to AI tools. AI tools should not be listed as co-authors or contributors.

Data Analysis Transparency:
If AI is used for data analysis or chart generation, authors must declare its usage and explain the methodology employed.

Ethical Consideration:
Maintain transparency regarding AI usage and address any ethical issues related to AI-generated content. Uphold ethical standards throughout the research process to ensure integrity.

Authors are encouraged to use AI tools to enhance their research but must adhere to these guidelines to ensure ethical and transparent use of AI tools in academic publishing.

 

Submission Policy

Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the authorities responsible where the work was carried out. However, we accept submissions that have previously appeared on preprint servers (for example: arXiv, bioRxiv, Nature Precedings, Philica, Social Science Research Network, and Vixra); have previously been presented at conferences; or have previously appeared in other “non-journal” venues (for example: blogs or posters). Authors are responsible for updating the archived preprint with the journal reference (including DOI) and a link to the published articles on the appropriate journal website upon publication.

The publisher and journals have a zero-tolerance plagiarism policy. We check the issue using two methods: a plagiarism prevention tool (iThenticate) and a reviewer check. All submissions will be checked by iThenticate before being sent to reviewers.

We insist a rigorous viewpoint on the self-plagiarism. The self-plagiarism is plagiarism, as it fails to contribute to the research and science.

 

Refund Policy

We implement a reasonable refund policy based on the publishing status.

- Fully refund: online version is unpublished

- Half refund: online version is published and print version is unpublished

- No refund: both the online and print version are published

 

Self-Archiving Policy

This journal supports the rights of authors to share their work and make it more widely accessible. Accordingly, we have established the following policy regarding self-archiving, also known as green open access:

  1. Preprint Version: Authors are free to deposit the preprint version of their work in any repository or website at any time without embargo.
  2. Postprint Version (Author’s Accepted Manuscript): Authors may deposit the postprint version of their work in institutional or subject repositories, or personal websites, immediately after publication by [Journal Name], provided that they include a link to the article's DOI on the journal's website.
  3. Published Version (Version of Record): Authors may also archive the published version of their work under the terms of the Creative Commons license chosen for the work, typically allowing for self-archiving with proper attribution. We encourage authors to include a link to the article's DOI on our journal's website when archiving the published version.

This policy is intended to facilitate the widest possible dissemination of research while respecting the integrity of the peer review process and the final published version.