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Explorations in Renaissance Culture

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands

ISSN0098-2474eISSN2352-6963

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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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

0.111

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SNIP

0.414

Total Works

588

Total Citations

598

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores early modern English literature and thought, with a particular focus on the works of Thomas Hobbes. Articles examine his political philosophy, religious ideas, and engagement with classical texts and contemporary writers. The scope also includes analyses of other Renaissance and early modern authors, such as Margaret Cavendish, Edmund Spenser, and Thomas Middleton, considering themes of gender, religion, politics, and visual culture.

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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 / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 8 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications588

Publisher OrgBrill

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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?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0098-2474 / 2352-6963

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

HistoryQ3

Literature and Literary TheoryQ3

MusicQ3

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ3

Cultural StudiesQ4

PhilosophyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medieval & Renaissance Studies

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyHistoryCultural StudiesMusicLiterature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesReformation and Early Modern ChristianityLegal case studies and regulationsRenaissance and Early Modern StudiesLegal Cases and Commentary