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Yearbook of Langland Studies

Brepols Publishers · Belgium

ISSN0890-2917

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

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Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.102

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Total Works

723

Total Citations

2,277

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal focuses on the study of William Langland's "Piers Plowman" and related medieval English literature. It examines the poem's themes, such as apocalypse, personification, and pedagogy, as well as its historical reception and influence. The journal also explores "Piers Plowman" in relation to modern texts, contemporary issues, and various pedagogical approaches.

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SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionBelgium

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 13 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications723

Publisher OrgBrepols

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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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5/12 · 42%

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Brepols Publishers

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Is the ISSN verified?

0890-2917

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Scopus

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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✓ Clean

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Publication & Citation Trend

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SJR Quartile by Discipline

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Literature and Literary TheoryQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medieval Literature and HistoryHistorical Studies of British IslesHistorical and Archaeological StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesReformation and Early Modern Christianity