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International Research in Children's Literature

Edinburgh University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN1755-6198eISSN1755-6201

SJR Q3✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

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

0.113

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.714

Total Works

774

Total Citations

1,378

2yr Mean Citedness

0.11

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on children's literature, with recent articles focusing on representations of war and trauma, ecocritical analyses of fairy tales, and explorations of identity and cultural perspectives within children's narratives.

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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 Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 54 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications774

Publisher OrgInternational Research Society for Children's Literature

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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?

Edinburgh University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1755-6198 / 1755-6201

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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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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 StudiesMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingChild Development and Digital TechnologyComics and Graphic NarrativesEuropean Cultural and National IdentityTranslation Studies and PracticesChildren's Rights and ParticipationDigital Storytelling and EducationEcocriticism and Environmental Literature