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Renaissance Quarterly

University of Chicago Press · United States · Est. 1967

ISSN1935-0236

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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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

0.121

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Total Works

16,865

Total Citations

16,050

2yr Mean Citedness

0.02

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Renaissance Quarterly is the leading American journal of Renaissance studies, encouraging connections between different scholarly approaches to bring together material spanning the period from 1300 to 1700 in Western history. The journal publishes research in the area of Medieval & Renaissance Studies and welcomes essays in all the fields represented by the Renaissance Society of America.

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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 Published1967

Annual Volume~ 349 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications16,865

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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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?

University of Chicago Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1935-0236

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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 TheoryQ2

HistoryQ3

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medieval & Renaissance Studies

Scopus Categories

HistoryLiterature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityRenaissance and Early Modern StudiesRenaissance Literature and CultureHistorical Influence and DiplomacyHistorical Art and Culture StudiesMedieval Literature and HistoryHistorical and Religious Studies of RomeScottish History and National IdentityHistorical Economic and Social StudiesEarly Modern Spanish Literature