boundary 2 publishes critical and scholarly materials relating to the study of literature and the humanities in the most important intellectual, literary, and cultural contexts and in a manner fully informed by important developments in theory and method. Extending beyond the postmodern, the journal approaches problems in these areas from a number of politically, historically, and theoretically informed perspectives. boundary 2 is committed to understanding the present and approaching the study of national and international culture and politics through literature and the human sciences.
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
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Publication & Citation Trend
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SJR Quartile by Discipline
Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.
Literature and Literary TheoryQ2
Cultural StudiesQ3
HistoryQ3
Sociology and Political ScienceQ4
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Cultural StudiesLiterature
Scopus Categories
Sociology and Political ScienceHistoryCultural StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Poetry Analysis and CriticismPhilosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismContemporary Literature and CriticismCritical Theory and PhilosophyHuman auditory perception and evaluation