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PMLA

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0030-8129eISSN1938-1530
SJR Q1WOS A&HCIScopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.33
H-Indexi
85
SNIPi
1.28
Total Worksi
17,433
Total Citationsi
66,518
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.31
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

PMLA is the journal of the Modern Language Association. It publishes articles on literature, literary criticism, linguistics, and rhetoric, as well as on the history of these fields. PMLA is published quarterly by Oxford University Press.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive
Total Publications17,433
Publisher OrgCambridge University Press
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0030-8129 / 1938-1530
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
134
388
2019
120
306
2020
88
176
2021
100
86
2022
126
93
2023
95
68
2024
100
9
2025
35
0
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 TheoryQ1
Linguistics and LanguageQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsHuman auditory perception and evaluationLegal Cases and CommentaryEducational Robotics and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about PMLA

Is PMLA a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for PMLA: 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 PMLA?

PMLA 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.31.

Is PMLA indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

PMLA is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of PMLA?

PMLA is the journal of the Modern Language Association. It publishes articles on literature, literary criticism, linguistics, and rhetoric, as well as on the history of these fields. PMLA is published quarterly by Oxford University Press.

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