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Comparative Literature: East and West

Informa Healthcare · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN2572-3618eISSN2572-3618

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

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

0.186

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.964

Total Works

559

Total Citations

393

2yr Mean Citedness

0.51

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research that examines literary works through comparative and interdisciplinary lenses. It explores themes of cultural identity, translation, and the impact of historical and social contexts on literary production and reception across different regions and languages. The journal also investigates the intersection of literature with philosophy, art, and social and political issues.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications559

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since1999

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Informa Healthcare

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2572-3618 / 2572-3618

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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 TheoryQ1

Cultural StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chinese history and philosophyTranslation Studies and PracticesJapanese History and CulturePostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesPoetry Analysis and CriticismPhilippine History and CultureAsian Culture and Media StudiesAmerican and British Literature AnalysisAsian American and Pacific HistoriesDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies