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New Literary History

Johns Hopkins University Press Β· United States Β· Est. 1969

ISSN0028-6087eISSN1080-661X
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS A&HCIβœ“ Scopus / SJR
90
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
βœ“ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total90
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. Β· Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Publication speed: not measurable
publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates β€” we never estimate
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.258
H-Indexi
87
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
2.549
Total Worksi
2,527
Total Citationsi
46,066
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.11
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

New Literary History focuses on questions of theory, method, interpretation, and literary history. It welcomes contributions from a wide range of intellectual perspectives. The distinctiveness of NLH lies in its commitment to scrutinizing the principles and procedures of interpretation, to rethinking theory and method, and to reassessing the current buzz-words and by-words of scholarly argument. NLH publishes essays on topics of theoretical significance within and beyond literary studies. The journal especially welcomes three types of contribution: articles that engage with literary and cultural theory, including concepts of period, genre, or style, questions of hermeneutics and the reading process, problems of representation, and the relations between literary studies and other disciplines; articles that engage with broad questions of literary history and literary-historical method, across and within discrete periods, languages, nations, and hemispheres; and articles addressing general theoretical or methodological questions that are of interest to scholars in a wide range of fields. Contributors should bear in mind New Literary History’s international and intellectually diverse readership.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1969
Annual Volume~ 41 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications2,527
Publisher OrgJohns Hopkins University Press
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewdouble-blind
Review Timeβ€”
Acceptance Rate5%
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/12 Β· 58%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Johns Hopkins University Press
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
0028-6087 / 1080-661X
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Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
βœ…
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
Citations received
41
148
2018
71
249
2019
55
313
2020
30
128
2021
43
154
2022
31
27
2023
40
11
2024
51
1
2025

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Poetry Analysis and CriticismDigital Humanities and ScholarshipLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionContemporary Literature and CriticismPhilosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism

Frequently asked questions about New Literary History

Is New Literary History a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for New Literary History: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of New Literary History?

New Literary History 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.11.

Is New Literary History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

New Literary History is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of New Literary History?

New Literary History focuses on questions of theory, method, interpretation, and literary history. It welcomes contributions from a wide range of intellectual perspectives. The distinctiveness of NLH lies in its commitment to scrutinizing the principles and procedures of interpretation, to rethinking theory and method, and to reassessing the current buzz-words and by-words of scholarly argument. NLH publishes essays on topics of theoretical significance within and beyond literary studies. The journal especially welcomes three types of contribution: articles that engage with literary and cultur

What is the acceptance rate of New Literary History?

New Literary History lists a self-reported acceptance rate of approximately 5%. Journal-reported figures can be optimistic β€” treat it as a rough guide, not a guarantee.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref