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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

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

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

0.131

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CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.937

Total Works

545

Total Citations

2,148

2yr Mean Citedness

0.28

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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

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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?

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?

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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2025

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 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