World Literature Today is the University of Oklahoma's award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, founded in 1927. The editors welcome submissions on contemporary literary and cultural topics addressing any geographic region or language area, as long as your work is not simultaneously under consideration by another publication. By “contemporary,” we mean that our main focus is on the 21st-century scene. The bulk of our coverage consists of essays, book reviews, fiction, poetry, and interviews.
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Literature and Literary TheoryQ4
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Literature
Scopus Categories
Literature and Literary Theory
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
German Literature and Culture StudiesPoetry Analysis and CriticismFrench Urban and Social StudiesThemes in Literature AnalysisPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesComparative Literary Analysis and CriticismLiterature and Cultural MemoryEducational Leadership and PracticesLatin American and Latino StudiesResearch in Social Sciences