About the Journal

 SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH (SMJI) is a peer-reviewed Journal of English Language, Literature, and Linguistics, indexed in the Modern Language Association (MLA) Directory of Periodicals, USA.

Key Information:

Peer-Reviewed: SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH SMJI is a peer-reviewed journal, authors are eligible to claim API scores as prescribed by the University Grants Commission (UGC), India.

MLA Directory of Periodicals: SMJI is indexed in the prestigious MLA (Modern Language Association) Directory of Periodicals, reaffirming its status as a reputable and recognized publication within the  academic community.

Aims & Scope: SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH covers a wide range of topics within the fields of English Language, English Literature, and Linguistics. We welcome contributions that explore, investigate, and discuss various aspects of these disciplines, including but not limited to:

English Language

Grammar and Syntax, Punctuation and Stylistics, Comparative Linguistics, English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL/EFL), English Language Teachers Training, Language Teaching Methodologies, English Language Teaching, Language Variation and Change, Sociolinguistics, Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis, Phonetics and Phonology, Language Acquisition, Language Assessment and Testing, Language Planning and Policy

English Literature

Fiction and Poetry from Chaucerian Age to Postcolonial Age, Comparative Literature, Indian Literature, World Literature, Literary Theory and Criticism

Literary History and Movements, Literary Analysis and Interpretation, Postmodernism and Postcolonialism, Literature and Gender Studies, Literature and Culture, Literary Adaptations and Multimedia

Linguistics

Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Language Documentation, Linguistic Theories and Models Philosophy of Language, Morphology and Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics, Phonetics and Phonology, Sociolinguistics and Dialectology, Text and Corpus Linguistics Translation and Interpreting Studies, Writing Systems and Orthography, Language in Context: Discourse Analysis and Pragmatics.

Open Access Journal: SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH follows an Open Journal Access policy. Authors retain the copyright of the original work and grant the rights of publication to the publisher with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons CC BY License that allows others to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. 

New ISSN: We are pleased to announce that SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH has been assigned a new Online ISSN: 2582-3574 and Print ISSN: 2582-4406, signifying our dedication to staying current with evolving standards in academic publishing.

Publisher: The journal is proudly published by SMART MOVES Publications, headquartered in Bhopal, India. Our commitment to promoting quality research and scholarship has been unwavering since our inception.

Transition: Previously, the journal held the ISSN 2321-7065 under the title International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities (IJELLH). This ISSN was valid from June 2013 until November 2019. As of November 2019, the journal has adopted the new title SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH.

Our Mission: SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH promotes scholarly exchange in English Language, Literature, and Linguistics by publishing innovative and critical research. We especially welcome contributions from Indian authors and early-career scholars.

Current Issue

Volume 13, Issue 4, April 2025
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