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ELH - English Literary History

Johns Hopkins University Press · United States

ISSN1080-6547

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

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

0.137

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CiteScore

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Total Works

3,001

Total Citations

29,408

2yr Mean Citedness

0.12

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes articles examining literary history, with a focus on the analysis of specific texts, authors, and literary movements across various historical periods. Recent articles explore themes such as the evolution of metaphors in literature, the relationship between literature and social/political contexts, and the analysis of narrative and poetic techniques.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 43 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,001

Publisher OrgJohns Hopkins 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?

Johns Hopkins University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1080-6547

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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2025

2026

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.

HistoryQ2

Literature and Literary TheoryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature

Scopus Categories

HistoryLiterature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Literature: history, themes, analysisPoetry Analysis and CriticismShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismMedieval Literature and HistoryContemporary Literature and Criticism