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American Book Review

School of Arts and Sciences, University of Houston-Victoria · United States

ISSN0149-9408eISSN2153-4578

SJR Q4✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

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

0.1

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

3,158

Total Citations

1,178

2yr Mean Citedness

0.01

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

American Book Review serves as a platform for critical engagement with contemporary literature, theory, and cultural discourse. It specializes in reviews of published works of fiction, poetry, and literary and cultural criticism from small, regional, university, and avant-garde presses. Its diverse range of publications reflects an interdisciplinary approach, seeking to explore and illuminate the complexities of modern writing and its societal implications.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 132 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,158

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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

School of Arts and Sciences, University of Houston-Victoria

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0149-9408 / 2153-4578

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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

2018

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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.

Cultural StudiesQ4

Literature and Literary TheoryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Poetry Analysis and CriticismThemes in Literature AnalysisContemporary Literature and CriticismAmerican and British Literature AnalysisLatin American and Latino Studies