New Literary History
Johns Hopkins University Press Β· United States Β· Est. 1969
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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 Historyβs international and intellectually diverse readership.
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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no integrity flags on record for New Literary History: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list.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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.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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