JRSP-ELT (ISSN: 2456-8104)

What JRSP-ELT (ISSN: 2456-8104) does

JRSP-ELT (Journal for Research Scholars and Professionals of English Language Teaching) is a private, peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal operating bimonthly online since 2017 under ISSN 2456-8104. It is published from Hyderabad, India, by Prof. Dr. V. Chandra Sekhar Rao, who serves as both Publisher and Chief Editor, and it targets international research scholars and English Language Teaching professionals across more than 20 countries. The journal accepts original research articles, reviews, and commentaries covering English for Specific Purposes (ESP), English for Academic Purposes (EAP), linguistics, literary criticism, and translation studies.

The core technology stack is a WordPress-based open-access publishing platform with Crossref DOI assignment for all articles and Google Scholar integration for citation tracking and discoverability. The journal follows COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) and ICMJE guidelines and operates a double-blind peer review process with a stated 2-5 week review timeline. Distribution is entirely digital via the journal website and 30+ indexing services including SSRN, J-Gate, DRJI, CiteFactor, Index Copernicus, ERIC, NCBI, Scilit/MDPI, and academic social networks such as Academia.edu, ResearchGate, and Mendeley. An add-on professional English language editing service for authors is offered alongside the core journal.

The journal is entirely self-supporting, with revenue generated exclusively through Article Processing Charges (APCs) collected from authors upon manuscript acceptance. Pricing is tiered by manuscript length (60-100 USD for foreign authors; 2,500-4,000 INR for Indian authors) and additional surcharges apply for manuscripts exceeding four co-authors. There is no institutional, governmental, or venture backing; the operation runs with 1-10 employees and no parent company, making this essentially an independent scholarly micro-publisher rather than a venture-scale business.

Name

JRSP-ELT (ISSN: 2456-8104)

Legal name

Journal for Research Scholars and Professionals of English Language Teaching (JRSP-ELT)

Website

https://jrspelt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JRSP-ELT (ISSN 2456-8104) is a private, Hyderabad-based, bimonthly peer-reviewed open-access academic journal publishing ELT, linguistics, and literary research for international scholars and English teaching professionals, funded solely through Article Processing Charges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic and Scholarly Journal Publishing

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Assessment, Testing & Exam Prep Publishing (MPAJABAF)

Keywords

• Open access journal
• English language teaching
• Peer-reviewed publishing
• Scholarly research publication
• Academic journal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hyderabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Article Processing Charges (APC): The journal is self-supporting and funded exclusively through APC fees collected from authors upon paper acceptance. Fees are based on manuscript length and word count, with different pricing tiers for Indian (INR) and foreign (USD) authors. Additional charges apply for manuscripts exceeding four co-authors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

JRSP-ELT is an international peer-reviewed, open-access, bimonthly online academic journal (ISSN: 2456-8104) publishing original research articles, reviews, and commentaries in English Language Teaching, Literature, Linguistics, ESP, EAP, EST, ELP, EMP, EBMP, and related pedagogical fields. The journal provides a platform for research scholars and ELT professionals to publish their work with DOI assignment, rapid 2-5 week peer review timelines, and broad indexing across 30+ academic databases. Authors fund publication through Article Processing Charges (APC) collected upon acceptance.

Product overview

JRSP-ELT is a single academic journal product offering open-access peer-reviewed publication services for English Language Teaching research. The core offering is the bimonthly online journal (ISSN: 2456-8104) which publishes original research articles, reviews, and commentaries in ELT, ESP, EAP, literature, linguistics, and related fields. Supplementary services include professional English language editing services for authors and an Article Processing Charges (APC) system for funding publication costs. The journal does not operate a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• JRSP-ELT Academic Journal International bimonthly peer-reviewed open-access journal for research scholars and professionals of English Language Teaching, covering original research articles, reviews, and commentaries in ELT, ESP, EAP, EST, linguistics, literary criticism, translation studies, and teaching methodology. Articles are assigned DOIs via Crossref and indexed in 30+ databases including Google Scholar, SSRN, J-Gate, and ERIC. Published bimonthly (January, March, May, July, September, November) with rapid 2-5 week peer review timelines.
• Editing Services for Authors

Quantifiable outcome

• Impact Factor: 6.895 (SJIF)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CrossrefcoreTechnology or IntegrationCrossref provides DOI (Digital Object Identifier) assignment services for all articles published in JRSP-ELT, ensuring persistent identification and citability of published research.
• Google ScholarcoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Scholar provides indexing and citation tracking for JRSP-ELT articles, contributing to the journal's h-index of 15 and 853 total citations.
• SSRN (Social Science Research Network)coreTechnology or IntegrationSSRN provides preprint and article distribution for JRSP-ELT content within the social sciences research community.
• J-GatecoreTechnology or IntegrationJ-Gate provides indexing and abstracting services for journal content, enhancing discoverability among researchers.
• NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information)coreTechnology or IntegrationNCBI provides indexing for JRSP-ELT content, particularly relevant for language and health-related ELT research.
• ISSN PortalcoreTechnology or IntegrationISSN (International Standard Serial Number) 2456-8104 assigned by ISSN Portal for journal identification.
• Creative CommonscoreTechnology or IntegrationAll articles licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License enabling open access sharing.
• COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJRSP-ELT follows COPE guidelines for publication ethics, ensuring adherence to international standards for peer review and publication integrity.
• ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJournal adheres to ICMJE guidelines for manuscript handling and peer review processes.
• Scilit (MDPI)coreTechnology or IntegrationScilit indexes JRSP-ELT articles as part of MDPI's scholarly research database.
• ORCIDcoreTechnology or IntegrationJournal encourages authors to provide ORCID IDs for persistent author identification and proper attribution.
• ERICcoreTechnology or IntegrationERIC (Education Resources Information Center) provides education-focused indexing for JRSP-ELT content.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• System (Elsevier): System is an established Elsevier journal covering applied linguistics and language learning, directly comparable in subject scope to JRSP-ELT and serving the same author community.
• Language Teaching Research (SAGE): Language Teaching Research is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE covering empirical and theoretical research in language teaching, directly overlapping JRSP-ELT's subject matter and target author pool.
• ELT Journal (Oxford): ELT Journal is a long-established peer-reviewed publication focused on English Language Teaching practitioners and researchers. It directly competes with JRSP-ELT for the same ELT research community.
• TESOL Quarterly: TESOL Quarterly is a leading subscription-based peer-reviewed journal in English Language Teaching research, the same core subject as JRSP-ELT. It serves an overlapping author and reader base and represents the gold-standard incumbent that JRSP-ELT competes with for submissions.

Broad incumbents

• Frontiers: Frontiers is a major open-access scholarly publisher using APCs and peer review. It shares JRSP-ELT's core business model and author-pays economics but operates globally across many disciplines.
• Hindawi (Wiley): Hindawi operated an APC-funded open-access journal portfolio similar in mechanics to JRSP-ELT before its acquisition by Wiley. It is a directly comparable operating model at much larger scale.
• PLOS (Public Library of Science): PLOS pioneered the APC-funded open-access scientific publishing model that JRSP-ELT also uses. While at much larger scale and broader scope, the underlying economics and editorial workflow are directly comparable.
• MDPI: MDPI is a large open-access academic publisher using the same APC-funded, peer-reviewed model as JRSP-ELT, but at vastly greater scale across many disciplines. It is directly comparable on business model and publishing infrastructure.

Emerging players

• Copernicus Publications: Copernicus Publications operates open-access peer-reviewed scholarly journals using APC funding and broad indexing. It is comparable to JRSP-ELT on business model and editorial workflow, though with a stronger scientific-publishing footprint.
• Bentham Open: Bentham Open is an APC-funded open-access journal program under Bentham Science Publishers. It shares JRSP-ELT's business model and offers a closer peer for size and positioning than the major incumbents.

Market position

Strengths6 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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