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MANOA-A PACIFIC JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL WRITING

UNIV HAWAII PRESS · US · Est. 1989

ISSN1045-7909eISSN1527-943X
WOS ESCI
56
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI56
Total56
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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Aims & Scope

MĀNOA is a unique, award-winning literary journal that includes American and international fiction, poetry, artwork, and essays of current cultural or literary interest. An outstanding feature of each issue is original translations of contemporary work from Asian and Pacific nations, selected for each issue by a special guest editor. Beautifully produced, MĀNOA presents traditional alongside contemporary writings from the entire Pacific Rim, one of the world’s most dynamic literary regions. Launched in 1989, MĀNOA brings the literature of Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas to English-speaking readers. To date, the journal has published over sixty issues, about 10,000 pages, and over 1,200 writers, translators, reviewers, and editors. Twice a year, MĀNOA presents outstanding contemporary writing, often in new translations, from throughout the region. Past volumes have featured new work from such places as the People’s Republic of China, Tibet, Nepal, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Okinawa, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Australia, Cambodia, French Polynesia, the Pacific Islands, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, as well as Canada, Mexico, and South America.

General Information

Country / RegionUS
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1989
FrequencySemiannual
StatusActive
Total Publications
Publisher OrgUniversity of Hawaii Press
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewScholarly peer review process applies to original research articles only. Other types of scholarly content which regularly appear in scholarly journals such as book and media reviews, political reviews, dialogue, editorial commentary, and others, are not usually subject to the peer review process.
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

7/12 · 58%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
UNIV HAWAII PRESS
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1045-7909 / 1527-943X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS
Peer review process documented?
Scholarly peer review process applies to original research articles only. Other types of scholarly content which regularly appear in scholarly journals such as book and media reviews, political reviews, dialogue, editorial commentary, and others, are not usually subject to the peer review process.
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
145
25
2019
125
10
2020
89
9
2021
51
22
2022
66
3
2023
47
95
2024
36
0
2025
13
0
2026

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literary Reviews

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Asian American and Pacific HistoriesJapanese History and CulturePoetry Analysis and CriticismEducational Reforms and InnovationsCambodian History and SocietyVietnamese History and Culture StudiesChinese history and philosophyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationLegal case studies and regulations

Frequently asked questions about MANOA-A PACIFIC JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL WRITING

Is MANOA-A PACIFIC JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL WRITING a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for MANOA-A PACIFIC JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL WRITING: it is indexed in Web of Science, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 56/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of MANOA-A PACIFIC JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL WRITING?

MANOA-A PACIFIC JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL WRITING is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is MANOA-A PACIFIC JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL WRITING indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

MANOA-A PACIFIC JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL WRITING is indexed in Web of Science.

What is the aims and scope of MANOA-A PACIFIC JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL WRITING?

MĀNOA is a unique, award-winning literary journal that includes American and international fiction, poetry, artwork, and essays of current cultural or literary interest. An outstanding feature of each issue is original translations of contemporary work from Asian and Pacific nations, selected for each issue by a special guest editor. Beautifully produced, MĀNOA presents traditional alongside contemporary writings from the entire Pacific Rim, one of the world’s most dynamic literary regions. Launched in 1989, MĀNOA brings the literature of Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas to English-speaking

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