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Modern Chinese Literature and Culture

Edinburgh University Press Β· United Kingdom Β· Est. 1999

ISSN1520-9857eISSN2328-966X
SJR Q3βœ“ WOS SSCIβœ“ WOS A&HCIβœ“ Scopus / SJR
90
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
βœ“ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total90
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. Β· Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Publication speed: not measurable
publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates β€” we never estimate
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI Β· AHCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.107
H-Indexi
7
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.845
Total Worksi
152
Total Citationsi
387
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.02
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Modern Chinese Literature and Culture (ISSN 1520-9857), formerly Modern Chinese Literature (1984-1998), is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal devoted to the culture of modern and contemporary China, with β€œChina” understood not in the narrow, political sense. The journal publishes on literature of all genres, film and television, popular culture, performance and visual arts, print and material culture, etc. MCLC is a peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary cultural studies journal. In addition to literary studies, MCLC publishes on a broad range of subjects from film to popular culture, to performance and visual arts, to architecture, to regional cultures, to print and material cultures. Our view of culture includes the elite and the popular, the visual and the literary, as well as the less β€œtextual” culture of everyday life. The journal encourages the use of photographs, graphics, film or video stills. We see it as a very important mission of the journal to communicate to those outside our field the globally-important issues involved in the culture of Taiwan, Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China. MCLC maintains a high scholarly standard in which cutting-edge views of modern Chinese culture, informed by critical theory, are articulated clearly and accessibly.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1999
Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications152
Publisher OrgEdinburgh University Press
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewblind, peer-reviewed
Review Timeβ€”
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/12 Β· 58%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Edinburgh University Press
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
1520-9857 / 2328-966X
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Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
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Peer review process documented?
blind, peer-reviewed
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
βœ…
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
2
0
2018
1
11
2019
22
45
2020
21
15
2021
23
239
2022
21
17
2023
20
3
2024
22
0
2025

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ3
Cultural StudiesQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Asian StudiesCultural StudiesLiterature

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chinese history and philosophyJapanese History and CultureHong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsAsian Culture and Media StudiesVietnamese History and Culture StudiesCinema and Media StudiesAsian American and Pacific HistoriesChina's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceTheatre and Performance StudiesLegal Cases and Commentary

Frequently asked questions about Modern Chinese Literature and Culture

Is Modern Chinese Literature and Culture a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Modern Chinese Literature and Culture: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Modern Chinese Literature and Culture?

Modern Chinese Literature and Culture 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.02.

Is Modern Chinese Literature and Culture indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Modern Chinese Literature and Culture is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Modern Chinese Literature and Culture?

Modern Chinese Literature and Culture (ISSN 1520-9857), formerly Modern Chinese Literature (1984-1998), is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal devoted to the culture of modern and contemporary China, with β€œChina” understood not in the narrow, political sense. The journal publishes on literature of all genres, film and television, popular culture, performance and visual arts, print and material culture, etc. MCLC is a peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary cultural studies journal. In addition to literary studies, MCLC publishes on a broad range of subjects from film to popular culture, to performanc

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref