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Literary Imagination

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1999

ISSN1523-9012eISSN1752-6566

SJR Q3✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

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Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

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

0.107

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Total Works

2,857

Total Citations

1,004

2yr Mean Citedness

0.02

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Literary Imagination publishes contributions that deal with the distinctive nature, uses, and pleasures of literature, from ancient to modern, in all languages. It serves as a platform for exploring the intricate relationships between literature and its broader cultural, historical, and philosophical contexts, engaging with both canonical and contemporary texts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 68 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,857

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

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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?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1523-9012 / 1752-6566

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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

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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 TheoryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literary Reviews

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Poetry Analysis and CriticismSamuel Beckett and ModernismHuman auditory perception and evaluationModernist Literature and CriticismContemporary Literature and CriticismDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEcocriticism and Environmental LiteratureShort Stories in Global LiteratureClassical Antiquity StudiesAmerican and British Literature Analysis