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JNT-Journal of Narrative Theory

Eastern Michigan University, Department of English Language and Literature · United States · Est. 1999

ISSN1549-0815eISSN1548-9248
SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR
90
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total90
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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
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.131
H-Indexi
20
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.937
Total Worksi
545
Total Citationsi
2,148
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.28
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

JNT: Journal of Narrative Theory is an international journal focused on narrative. It publishes theoretically sophisticated essays that examine narrative in a host of critical, interdisciplinary areas, including history and narrative, cultural studies, popular culture, discourses of class, gender, sexuality, race, nationality, subalternity, and ethnicity, film theory, queer theory, and media studies.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1999
Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications545
Publisher OrgEastern Michigan University
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Submission Info

Peer Review—
Review Time—
Acceptance Rate—
OA License—
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Eastern Michigan University, Department of English Language and Literature
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Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
1549-0815 / 1548-9248
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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
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
✅
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
19
61
2019
23
44
2020
22
48
2021
19
11
2022
20
19
2023
19
3
2024
21
10
2025
7
0
2026

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 TheoryQ2
Cultural StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Contemporary Literature and CriticismNarrative Theory and AnalysisPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesPoetry Analysis and CriticismThemes in Literature AnalysisShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismGothic Literature and Media AnalysisAmerican and British Literature AnalysisLiterature: history, themes, analysisCrime and Detective Fiction Studies

Frequently asked questions about JNT-Journal of Narrative Theory

Is JNT-Journal of Narrative Theory a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JNT-Journal of Narrative Theory: 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 — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of JNT-Journal of Narrative Theory?

JNT-Journal of Narrative Theory 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 0.28.

Is JNT-Journal of Narrative Theory indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JNT-Journal of Narrative Theory is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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