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Journal of Literary Studies

Unisa Press · United Kingdom

ISSN1753-5387

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.129

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.245

Total Worksi

1,367

Total Citationsi

3,406

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.13

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Literary Studies (JLS) publishes and globally disseminates original and cutting-edge research informed by Literary and Cultural Theory. The journal publishes articles and full-length review essays on literature and comparative literature informed by General Literary Theory, Genre Studies, and Critical Theory. The content of the journal consists of research articles and review essays of 6,000 to 7,000 words. Short book reviews of 800-1,000 words are also published. The target audience of the journal is scholars in the field of Literary and Cultural Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish, Afrikaans

1st Year Published—

FrequencyYearly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,367

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoLibrary of CongressCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Unisa Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1753-5387

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, Library of Congress, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Afrikaans

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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 TheoryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literary Theory & CriticismLiterature

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

South African History and CulturePostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAfrican history and culture studiesNarrative Theory and AnalysisHuman auditory perception and evaluationEnergy, Environment, Agriculture AnalysisAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionContemporary Literature and Criticism

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Literary Studies

Is Journal of Literary Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Literary Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Literary Studies?

Journal of Literary Studies 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 0.13.

Is Journal of Literary Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Literary Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.