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Ben Jonson Journal

Edinburgh University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN1079-3453eISSN1755-165X

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

0.102

H-Index

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Total Works

869

Total Citations

1,208

2yr Mean Citedness

0.04

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal focuses on early modern English drama, particularly the works of Ben Jonson and John Fletcher, examining their plays, influences, collaborations, and theatrical contexts. Articles explore themes of propaganda, religious sensibility, literary influences, adaptation of foreign theatrical traditions, and representations of disability and lineage within their dramatic works.

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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 Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications869

Publisher OrgEdinburgh University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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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?

Edinburgh University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1079-3453 / 1755-165X

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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

2018

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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 TheoryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature, British Isles

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismLiterature: history, themes, analysisJoseph Conrad and LiteratureScottish History and National IdentityReformation and Early Modern Christianity