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Western American Literature

Western Literature Association · United States

ISSN0043-3462eISSN1948-7142
SJR Q3✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR
90
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total90
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →
⚡ 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 — we never estimate
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.111
H-Indexi
16
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.044
Total Worksi
5,537
Total Citationsi
2,781
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.01
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Western American Literature publishes literary criticism and interdisciplinary work with a literary focus on the literature, culture, and place-oriented pedagogy of the North American West, including western Canada and northern Mexico. It is the leading peer-reviewed journal in the literary and cultural study of the North American West.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published—
Annual Volume~ 62 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications5,537
Publisher OrgUniversity of Nebraska Press
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Review—
Review Time—
Acceptance Rate—
OA License—
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Western Literature Association
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
0043-3462 / 1948-7142
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
❌
Peer review process documented?
N/A
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
63
46
2018
57
32
2019
48
9
2020
53
11
2021
43
3
2022
59
3
2023
63
1
2024
63
1
2025

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 TheoryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature, American

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

American Literature and CultureAmerican Environmental and Regional HistoryAmerican and British Literature AnalysisArchaeology and Natural HistoryLatin American and Latino Studies

Frequently asked questions about Western American Literature

Is Western American Literature a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Western American Literature: 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 — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Western American Literature?

Western American Literature 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 0.01.

Is Western American Literature indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Western American Literature is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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