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Lion and the Unicorn

Johns Hopkins University Press · United States

ISSN0147-2593eISSN1080-6563

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

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 Scorei

0.133

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

1,540

Total Citationsi

4,587

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Literature; Literature and Literary Theory.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 30 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,540

Publisher OrgJohns Hopkins University 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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Johns Hopkins University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0147-2593 / 1080-6563

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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

Citations received

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2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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 TheoryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Themes in Literature AnalysisFolklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingComics and Graphic NarrativesAmerican and British Literature Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Lion and the Unicorn

Is Lion and the Unicorn a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for Lion and the Unicorn. It is indexed in Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 18/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Lion and the Unicorn?

Lion and the Unicorn is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.133.

Is Lion and the Unicorn indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Lion and the Unicorn is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Lion and the Unicorn?