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Ariel

Johns Hopkins University Press · United States

ISSN0004-1327eISSN1920-1222

SJR Q3✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View on Clarivate Master Journal List ↗

SJR Score

0.116

H-Index

SNIP

0.697

Total Works

479

Total Citations

1,001

2yr Mean Citedness

0.18

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes literary criticism that analyzes postcolonial narratives, focusing on themes of development, identity, historical trauma, and resistance across various global contexts. Articles examine how novels engage with economic theories, religious pluralism, war, and social justice, often through interdisciplinary approaches that incorporate history, affect studies, and Indigenous scholarship.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications479

Publisher OrgJohns Hopkins University Press

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Johns Hopkins University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0004-1327 / 1920-1222

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesEcocriticism and Environmental LiteratureSouth African History and CultureSouth Asian Cinema and CultureSouth Asian Studies and DiasporaCaribbean history, culture, and politicsGeographies of human-animal interactionsLegal Cases and CommentaryDiaspora, migration, transnational identityDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies