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Children's Literature

Johns Hopkins University Press · United States · Est. 1972

ISSN1543-3374

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

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Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

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

0.114

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SNIP

0.47

Total Works

1,329

Total Citations

4,108

2yr Mean Citedness

0.05

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores the analysis and evolution of children's literature, including its critical engagement with other fields, specific textual analyses of classic and contemporary works, and the adaptation of literary forms across different cultural contexts.

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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 States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,329

Publisher OrgJohns Hopkins 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?

Johns Hopkins University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1543-3374

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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

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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

Literature

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Themes in Literature AnalysisFolklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAmerican and British Literature AnalysisHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingComics and Graphic NarrativesAmerican Literature and CultureLiterature: history, themes, analysis