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Renaissance Drama

University of Chicago Press · United States · Est. 1964

ISSN2164-3415

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.102

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Total Works

807

Total Citations

3,632

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Renaissance Drama (RD) explores theatrical and performance traditions and practices in early modern Europe and intersecting cultures. It is a scholarly journal devoted to Renaissance theater and performance.

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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 States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1964

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications807

Publisher OrgNorthwestern 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?

2164-3415

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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

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismRenaissance and Early Modern StudiesReformation and Early Modern ChristianityHistorical Art and Culture StudiesMedieval Literature and HistoryLiterature: history, themes, analysisTheatre and Performance StudiesRenaissance Literature and CultureIrish and British StudiesEarly Modern Spanish Literature