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Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction

Michigan State University · United States · Est. 1999

ISSN1544-1733

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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⚡ 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 — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.1

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CiteScore

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SNIPi

Total Worksi

1,636

Total Citationsi

755

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.01

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Literary Reviews; Literature and Literary Theory.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,636

Publisher OrgMichigan State University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

Michigan State University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1544-1733

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — 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 — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literary Reviews

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Contemporary Literature and CriticismShort Stories in Global LiteratureAmerican and British Literature AnalysisThemes in Literature AnalysisPoetry Analysis and CriticismEducational Leadership and PracticesAmerican Literature and CultureLatin American and Latino StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction

Is Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction?

Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction 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 — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — 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 0.01.

Is Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction?