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Wayne State University Press · United States

ISSN0011-1589eISSN1536-0342

SJR Q4✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

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

0.1

H-Index

Total Works

960

Total Citations

6,146

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes critical analyses of literary works, often engaging with theoretical frameworks such as hydrofeminism, posthumanism, and queer theory. Articles examine themes of identity, corporeality, race, gender, and the relationship between humanity and nature, technology, and historical trauma. The journal also explores the intersection of literature with philosophy, information practices, and cultural discourses, including postcolonialism and Buddhism.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications960

Publisher OrgWayne State 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?

Wayne State University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0011-1589 / 1536-0342

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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

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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 TheoryQ4

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literary Theory & CriticismLiterature

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Poetry Analysis and CriticismCinema and Media StudiesLiterature: history, themes, analysisArt, Politics, and ModernismContemporary Literature and CriticismShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismRace, History, and American SocietyLatin American and Latino StudiesTheater, Performance, and Music HistoryPhilosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism