Review Procedure

After the submission deadline of each call for papers, manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Stylistics and English language Studies will go through an internal review.  If submitted papers meet the basic requirements of the journal they are sent out for double-blind review from experts in the field.  Our reviewers are expected to review articles and return their reviews within 8 weeks of having received this. It is common for reviewers who recommend acceptance to also make this conditional on addressing possible errors or issues. If your reviewers make this recommendation, then you will be given the opportunity to adequately respond to their feedback by a required date. This entire review process will take anywhere between 2 months or less after the submission of the manuscript. The editor’s decision is final. 

No publication fees for both submissions and publication. 

Peer Review Process

Journal of Stylistics and English language Studies is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal. Each submission is reviewed by two reviewers with expertise in the content area of the paper. The identities of the author(s) and the reviewers remain anonymous throughout the process.

All papers which pass the initial editor’s check will undergo a process of double-blind peer review to inform editorial decisions and to improve papers (where relevant). This means that papers will be reviewed by two members from the list of submissions reviewers who are requested to conduct the review by the editor based on their own areas of expertise . Authors and reviewers will not be informed of each other’s identity. The reviewers will offer their advice to the editor who will then decide on the course of action to be taken. In exceptional circumstances, the editor may request advice from a third reviewer. In all cases, the editor will include the reviewers’ advice in the final reply to the author. This is done regardless of the editorial decision because it offers the author(s) useful feedback about their paper, including advice about other relevant research that authors may not have mentioned, and demonstrates the rationale for the editorial decision. Articles remain confidential until such time as they are published.