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LIT Literature Interpretation Theory

Routledge · United Kingdom

ISSN1043-6928eISSN1545-5866

SJR Q3✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

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

0.106

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Total Works

747

Total Citations

2,099

2yr Mean Citedness

0.03

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

LIT: Literature Interpretation Theory provides a forum for interpretations of literary texts, transcending conventional categories of period, region, and genre. The journal aims to foster a deeper understanding of literary texts and their cultural, social, and historical contexts through various theoretical lenses and methodologies.

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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 / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications747

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1043-6928 / 1545-5866

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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

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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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literary Theory & Criticism

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Contemporary Literature and CriticismDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesGothic Literature and Media AnalysisHuman auditory perception and evaluationPoetry Analysis and Criticism