About the Journal

The International Journal of English for Specific Purposes studies the structure and development of English across the globe, and in particular, its relationship to the special and specific purposes of English. The journal is peer-reviewed with multiple layers of editorial reviews. The Journal is the leading ESP journal across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Topics such as the following may be treated from the perspective of English for Specific Purposes: second language acquisition in specialized contexts, occupational needs assessment, ESP curriculum development and evaluation for growing areas of ESP such as:-

  • English for Academic Purposes
  • English for Specific Purposes
  • English for Strategic Purposes
  • English for Financial Purposes
  • Discourse analysis
  • Business English
  • Nursing English
  • Flight Attendant English
  • Hotel Industry English
  • Global EIL English
  • Legal English
  • Research-in-Progress
  • Tourism English

This is an open-access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.