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French Forum

University of Pennsylvania Press · United States · Est. 1984

ISSN1534-1836

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

0.1

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

949

Total Citations

739

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

French Forum is a journal of French and Francophone literature and film. It publishes articles in English and French on all periods and genres in both disciplines and welcomes a multiplicity of approaches.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish, French

1st Year Published1984

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications949

Publisher OrgUniversity of Nebraska Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Acceptance Rate—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Pennsylvania Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1534-1836

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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, French

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

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 TheoryQ4

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature, Romance

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

French Literature and Critical TheoryFrench Literature and PoetryFrench Literature and CriticismHistorical and Literary StudiesHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisHistorical and Literary AnalysesRenaissance Literature and CultureFrench Historical and Cultural StudiesCultural Insights and Digital ImpactsLiterature and Culture Studies