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Pacific Coast Philology

Penn State University Press · United States

ISSN0078-7469eISSN2326-067X

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.115

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

803

Total Citations

1,314

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Pacific Coast Philology publishes scholarship on literature, culture, and related fields. Recent articles focus on American writers, particularly Clarence Major, examining themes of race, realism, and narrative techniques. Other topics include the rhetoric of fake news, the concept of race, urbanism and landscape in Los Angeles, and literary theory such as close reading. The journal also features discussions on science fiction, film adaptations, and interdisciplinary approaches to cultural phenomena.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications803

Publisher OrgPenn State University Press

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Submission Info

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?

Penn State University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0078-7469 / 2326-067X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Times cited

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2024

2026

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

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cultural StudiesQ3

Literature and Literary TheoryQ3

Linguistics and LanguageQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Classical Antiquity StudiesPoetry Analysis and CriticismLiterature: history, themes, analysisLatin American and Latino StudiesShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism