English World-Wide | A Journal of Varieties of English
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Journal metrics
Impact Factor: 1.2 (5-year: 1)Journal Citation Indicator: 1.23
CiteScore: 1.7
SNIP: 1.811 SJR: 0.593
This journal is peer reviewed and indexed in: ANVUR Riviste scientifiche (ANVUR ) ; CNKI Scholar ; Dimensions ; ERIH PLUS ; Glottolog ; IBR/IBZ ; International Bibliography of Social Sciences ; Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences ; Linguistic Bibliography/Bibliographie Linguistique ; Linguistics Abstracts Online ; Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA ) ; MLA International Bibliography ; Routledge Annotated Bibliography of English Studies (ABES ) ; Scopus ; Sociological Abstracts ; WoS Arts & Humanities Citation Index ; WoS Social Sciences Citation Index
English World-Wide has established itself as the leading and most comprehensive journal dealing with varieties of English. The focus is on scholarly discussions of new findings in the dialectology and sociolinguistics of the English-speaking communities (native and second-language speakers), but general problems of variationist, general and historical sociolinguistics, pidgin and creole linguistics, language planning, multilingualism and modern historical sociolinguistics are included if they have a direct bearing on modern varieties of English. Although issues relating to applied linguistics and language teaching are not within its scope, English World-Wide provides important background information for all those involved in teaching English throughout the world.
English World-Wide publishes its articles Online First.
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Volumes and issues
Online-first articlesVolume 46 (2025)
Volume 45 (2024)
Volume 44 (2023)
Volume 43 (2022)
Volume 42 (2021)
Volume 41 (2020)
Volume 40 (2019)
Volume 39 (2018)
Volume 38 (2017)
Volume 37 (2016)
Volume 36 (2015)
Volume 35 (2014)
Volume 34 (2013)
Volume 33 (2012)
Volume 32 (2011)
Volume 31 (2010)
Volume 30 (2009)
Volume 29 (2008)
Volume 28 (2007)
Volume 27 (2006)
Volume 26 (2005)
Volume 25 (2004)
Volume 24 (2003)
Volume 23 (2002)
Volume 22 (2001)
Volume 21 (2000)
Volume 20 (1999)
Volume 19 (1998)
Volume 18 (1997)
Volume 17 (1996)
Volume 16 (1995)
Volume 15 (1994)
Volume 14 (1993)
Volume 13 (1992)
Volume 12 (1991)
Volume 11 (1990)
Volume 10 (1989)
Volume 9 (1988)
Volume 8 (1987)
Volume 7 (1986)
Volume 6 (1985)
Volume 5 (1984)
Volume 4 (1983)
Volume 3 (1982)
Volume 2 (1981)
Volume 1 (1980)
Editorial info
Subscription Info
General information about our electronic journals.
Subscription rates
All prices for print + online include postage/handling.
| Online-only | Print + online | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 47 (2026): 3 issues; ca. 360 pp. | EUR | EUR |
Individuals may apply for a special online-only subscription rate of EUR
Private subscriptions are for personal use only, and must be pre-paid and ordered directly from the publisher.
Available back-volumes
| Online-only | Print + online | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete backset (Vols. 1‒46; 1980‒2025) | 113 issues; 15,560 pp. | EUR 12,971.00 | EUR 13,919.00 |
| Volume 46 (2025) | 3 issues; 360 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 45 (2024) | 3 issues; 360 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 44 (2023) | 3 issues; 360 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 41‒43 (2020‒2022) | 3 issues; avg. 360 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 40 (2019) | 3 issues; 360 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 39 (2018) | 3 issues; 360 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 38 (2017) | 3 issues; 360 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 37 (2016) | 3 issues; 360 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 36 (2015) | 3 issues; 360 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 35 (2014) | 3 issues; 360 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 34 (2013) | 3 issues; 360 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 26‒33 (2005‒2012) | 3 issues; avg. 360 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 1‒25 (1980‒2004) | 2 issues; avg. 320 pp. | EUR | EUR |
Author info
Editors
Marianne Hundt, University of Zurich
Anne Schröder
, University of Bielefeld
E-mail: ewwes.uzh.ch
Guidelines for contributors of articles to EWW
Authors wishing to submit articles for publication in English World-Wide are requested to do so through the journal’s online submission and manuscript tracking site. Please consult the Short Guide to EM for Authors before you submit your paper.
Submission should be prepared in line with the journal's stylesheet.
The length of the manuscripts should be as follows:
Regular papers: 8000-10000 words
Regular reviews: 1500-2000 words
Comparative reviews: 4000-6000 words
Focus articles: 500-1000 words
Ethics
John Benjamins journals are committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and to supporting ethical research practices.
Authors and reviewers are kindly requested to read this Ethics Statement.
Please also note the guidance on (the declaration of) the use of Artificial Intelligence.
Rights and Permissions
Authors must ensure that they have permission to use any third-party material in their contribution; the permission should include perpetual (not time-limited) world-wide distribution in print and electronic format.
For information on authors' rights, please consult the rights information page.
Open Access
Articles accepted for this journal can be made Open Access through payment of an Article Publication Charge (APC) of EUR 1800 (excl. tax). To arrange this, please contact openaccessbenjamins.nl as soon as your paper has been accepted for publication. More information can be found on the publisher's Open Access Policy page.
Corresponding authors from institutions with which John Benjamins has a Read & Publish arrangement can publish Open Access without paying a fee. Please consult this list of institutions for up-to-date information on which articles qualify.
For information about permission to post a version of your article online or in an institutional repository ('green' open access or self-archiving), please consult the rights information page.
If the article is not (to be made) Open Access, there is no fee for the author to publish in this journal.
Archiving
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