First issue: 2008
Publication frequency: Quarterly from Spring 2026 (semiannual until Winter 2025)
Scope: Interdisciplinary Literary studies; World Literatures and Languages; Comparative Literatures, Technology and Teaching Foreign Languages
Language of publication: Persian and English
Publication format: Electronic only - Full Open Access
Citation and Referencing: Chicago
Articles per issue: 8-10 (Quarterly)
APC: There is no Article Processing Charge (APC)
Review policy: Editorial first screening; Double-blind Peer review
Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average First screening period: 7 days
Peer Review duration and first results: 12 weeks
Open Early Access: Yes (full open access to pre-print drafts & early access to new issues)
Copyright license: Creative Commons, BY-NC
Indexing: DOAJ, MLA, ERIH, NLAI, ISC
Email: clls@sbu.ac.ir
The Journal abides by COPE publishing ethics, and submissions will be rigorously checked for originality via iThenticate and Samimnoor.
CLLS neither tolerates nor accepts any form of academic or commercial advertisement or marketing.