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English Language in Focus (ELIF)

eISSN: 2622-3597 English Language in Focus (ELIF) 2 issues per year

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DataCiteX Citation Score Three-year citation performance metric
Latest DCS 18.65 2026
485 Citations 2024 – 2026
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26 Documents 2024 – 2026
Journal Profile

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Journal Title English Language in Focus (ELIF)
eISSN 2622-3597
Publisher English Language in Focus (ELIF)
Frequency 2 issues per year
Start Year 2018
Editor in Chief Lidiyatul Izzah
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DataCiteX Profile english-language-in-focus-elif
Research Performance

Journal Metrics

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Top Performing Year
2023
251 citations
Avg Citations / Year
158.29
Yearly citation average
Citations / Article
9.50
Citation efficiency
Latest DCS
18.65
Upward trend · 2026
Zone Ranking
Z2
#240 of 838 · 2025
Impact Factor
5.781
2025
Performance Summary

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Top citation year was 2023 with 251 citations. Average citations per year stand at 158.29. Each indexed article contributes around 9.5 citations on average. Latest CiteScore for 2026 is 18.65, indicating a Upward trend. Based on 2025 CiteScore comparison across active journals, this journal falls in Z2. Most cited article currently has 120 citations.

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Article Performance

Most Cited Article

120 Cites
2019

The Use of Song in Teaching English for Junior High School Student.

MS Hadi
English Language in Focus (ELIF) 1 (2), 107-112, 2019
Citation Intelligence

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Last Updated 19 Jun 2026
Total Citations 1,130 All-time citation count
H-Index 18 Citation impact indicator
I10-Index 31 Articles with 10+ citations
Indexed Articles 119 Articles currently indexed
Citation History

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Annual Data

Yearly Citations

Year Citations
2026
67
2025
185
2024
233
2023
251
2022
198
2021
121
2020
53
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About This Journal

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English Language in Focus (ELIF) publishes peer-reviewed, original research in English Applied Linguistics and English Literature. The journal welcomes theoretical and empirical studies examining language use, learning and teaching, discourse, and literary texts across diverse academic and socio-cultural contexts.
English Language in Focus (ELIF) publishes peer-reviewed, original research in English Applied Linguistics and English Literature. The journal welcomes theoretical and empirical studies examining language use, learning and teaching, discourse, and literary texts across diverse academic and socio-cultural contexts.

The journal’s scope includes, but is not limited to:

Bilingualism & Multilingualism
Second Language Acquisition
Language Teaching & Assessment
Discourse & Conversation Analysis
Pragmatics & Sociolinguistics
Language Policy & Planning
Translation & Interpreting
Stylistics & Literary Criticism
Digital Literacies & ESP
Language Teacher Education

ELIF publishes empirical research articles, theoretical papers, and critical reviews using qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-method approaches.
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