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Southern Humanities Review

Auburn University · United States · Est. 1967

ISSN0038-4186eISSN0038-4186

SJR Q4✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.1

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2yr Mean Citedness

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Aims & Scope

Southern Humanities Review is the literary quarterly housed in the Department of English at Auburn University. Founded in 1967, SHR publishes fiction, poetry, and essays. Work published in SHR is considered for Best American Essays, Best American Short Stories, O. Henry Awards, and the Pushcart Prize. SHR is a member of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP).

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SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1967

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications6

Publisher OrgAuburn University

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Publishing ModelSubscription

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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?

Auburn University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0038-4186 / 0038-4186

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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Plagiarism detection in place?

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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

1975

1996

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2002

2008

2009

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literary Theory & Criticism

Scopus Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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