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Forum for Modern Language Studies

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0015-8518eISSN1471-6860

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.12

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.41

Total Works

5,213

Total Citations

5,277

2yr Mean Citedness

0.18

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Forum for Modern Language Studies publishes research on literature, poetry, and performance. Articles analyze themes such as emotion, identity, and political potential within literary works. The journal also explores poetic forms, translation, and the relationship between literature and philosophy.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequencytwice a year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,213

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0015-8518 / 1471-6860

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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 TheoryQ2

Linguistics and LanguageQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLiterature

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

German Literature and Culture StudiesFrench Literature and CriticismHistorical Linguistics and Language StudiesFrench Literature and PoetrySamuel Beckett and Modernism