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Current Writing

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1989

ISSN2159-9130

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

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

0.111

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.579

Total Works

893

Total Citations

2,769

2yr Mean Citedness

0.21

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Current Writing focuses on recent writing and re-publication of texts on southern African and, from a 'southern' perspective, commonwealth and/or postcolonial literature and literary-culture. The journal also publishes research related to Arts and Humanities.

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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 Published1989

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications893

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2159-9130

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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

2019

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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)

South African History and CulturePostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesAfrican history and culture studiesAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsMultilingual Education and PolicyNarrative Theory and Analysis