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Modern Drama

University of Toronto Press · Canada

ISSN0026-7694eISSN1712-5286

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 the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.1

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.177

Total Works

6,455

Total Citations

7,662

2yr Mean Citedness

0.07

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal publishes scholarship on contemporary and historical theatre and performance, with a focus on social, political, and cultural issues. Recent articles examine topics such as climate change theatre, racial justice in US theatre, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the British stage, African American theatre during the Civil Rights Movement, realism in Asian theatre, and LGBTQ+ performance in Cuba.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 53 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications6,455

Publisher OrgUniversity of Toronto Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Toronto Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0026-7694 / 1712-5286

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

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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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Theater

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Theatre and Performance StudiesCultural Studies and Interdisciplinary ResearchTheater, Performance, and Music HistorySamuel Beckett and ModernismIrish and British Studies