The ESPecialist is a peer-reviewed english-language open-access journal published by Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo in Brazil, operating under an open-access model since 2022. The journal covers English language and Philology. Linguistics: Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar.
Authors publish in The ESPecialist without paying any article processing charge (APC) — making it a fully diamond/platinum open-access venue, supported entirely by its publisher or sponsor. Articles are released under the CC BY, Publisher's own license license (see other journals using this license).
To date, The ESPecialist has published 332 articles. Articles are minted with DOIs through the prefix 10.23925. All submissions undergo plagiarism screening before peer review.
Keywords
language for specific purposes, english for specific purposes, teachers training, language
At a glance
- Country
- Brazil
- Primary language
- English
- License
- CC BY, Publisher's own license
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Open peer review
- OA since
- 2022
- Review time
- 12 weeks
- DOI prefix
10.23925- Plagiarism check
- Yes
ISSN
- electronic
- 2318-7115
Manuscript languages
Frequently asked questions
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What is the ISSN of The ESPecialist?
2318-7115 (electronic).