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MISSISSIPPI QUARTERLY

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS · US · Est. 1948

ISSN0026-637XeISSN2689-517X

SJR Q3✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.111

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.57

Aims & Scope

Mississippi Quarterly: The Journal of Southern Cultures is a refereed academic journal dedicated to publishing scholarship on the US South, broadly defined. Mississippi Quarterly publishes scholarly essays, interviews, and book reviews on literature, history, film, and other subjects. The journal showcases work by established and emerging scholars comprising a diverse selection of topics and critical perspectives.

General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1948

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgMississippi State University

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewRefereed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0026-637X / 2689-517X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Refereed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Literature and Literary TheoryQ3

Cultural StudiesQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literary Theory & Criticism

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

American and British Literature AnalysisRace, History, and American SocietyAmerican Literature and CultureContemporary Literature and CriticismAmerican Sports and LiteraturePoetry Analysis and CriticismLatin American and Latino StudiesLiterature, Film, and Journalism AnalysisAmerican Environmental and Regional HistoryModern American Literature Studies

Frequently asked questions about MISSISSIPPI QUARTERLY

Is MISSISSIPPI QUARTERLY a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for MISSISSIPPI QUARTERLY: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of MISSISSIPPI QUARTERLY?

MISSISSIPPI QUARTERLY is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is MISSISSIPPI QUARTERLY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

MISSISSIPPI QUARTERLY is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.