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CLCWeb - Comparative Literature and Culture

Purdue University Press · United States · Est. 1999

ISSN1481-4374eISSN1481-4374

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total33

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

0.134

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

1,360

Total Citations

4,878

2yr Mean Citedness

0.11

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Aims & Scope

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture is a peer-reviewed, open-access, academic electronic journal published by Purdue University Press. It is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of comparative literature and culture, including comparative cultural studies, comparative cultural criticism, comparative cultural history, comparative cultural theory, comparative literature, comparative media studies, comparative cultural studies, comparative cultural criticism, comparative cultural history, comparative cultural theory, comparative literature, comparative media studies, digital humanities, and comparative cultural studies.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,360

Publisher OrgPurdue University Press

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~24 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicensePublisher's own license

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Purdue University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1481-4374 / 1481-4374

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ2

Cultural StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Translation Studies and PracticesChinese history and philosophyJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesJapanese History and CultureAsian Culture and Media StudiesContemporary Literature and CriticismThemes in Literature AnalysisDigital Games and MediaPhilippine History and Culture