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Open access

Journal of Literary Studies

Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 02564718, 17535387
SCImago
Q1
Impact factor
0.2
SJR
0.155
CiteScore
0.5
Categories
Literature and Literary Theory
Areas
Arts and Humanities
Years of issue
1985-2024
Publications
1 180
Citations
1 413
h-index
13
Publications
205
Citations
620
Top-3 citing journals
Journal of Literary Studies
Journal of Literary Studies (220 citations)
Current Writing
Current Writing (100 citations)
English Academy Review
English Academy Review (62 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (183 publications)
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (40 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (24 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (10 publications)
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (6 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (524 publications)
USA (52 publications)
Greece (25 publications)
South Africa (70 publications)
Greece (5 publications)
Zimbabwe (4 publications)

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Citing journals

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Journal of Literary Studies
220 citations, 15.57%
Current Writing
100 citations, 7.08%
English Academy Review
62 citations, 4.39%
Journal of Commonwealth Literature
38 citations, 2.69%
Safundi
37 citations, 2.62%
Scrutiny2
35 citations, 2.48%
English Studies in Africa
24 citations, 1.7%
African Identities
17 citations, 1.2%
Poetics Today
16 citations, 1.13%
Communicatio
15 citations, 1.06%
South African Journal of African Languages
14 citations, 0.99%
Literator
12 citations, 0.85%
Critical Arts
11 citations, 0.78%
Interventions
10 citations, 0.71%
Journal of Postcolonial Writing
10 citations, 0.71%
Social Dynamics
9 citations, 0.64%
Critique - Studies in Contemporary Fiction
9 citations, 0.64%
Journal not defined
8 citations, 0.57%
Journal of African Cultural Studies
7 citations, 0.5%
ANQ - Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews
7 citations, 0.5%
Journal of Black Studies
7 citations, 0.5%
South African Theatre Journal
7 citations, 0.5%
Contemporary Social Issues in East Asian Societies
7 citations, 0.5%
English Studies
6 citations, 0.42%
Language and Literature
5 citations, 0.35%
Life Writing
5 citations, 0.35%
ISLE Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment
5 citations, 0.35%
African Studies
5 citations, 0.35%
Novel: A Forum on Fiction
5 citations, 0.35%
Cogent Arts and Humanities
5 citations, 0.35%
Advances in Public Policy and Administration
5 citations, 0.35%
Tekstualia
5 citations, 0.35%
Imbizo
5 citations, 0.35%
Cambridge Journal of Postcolonial Literary Inquiry
4 citations, 0.28%
European Journal of English Studies
4 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Asian and African Studies
4 citations, 0.28%
International Journal of African Renaissance Studies
4 citations, 0.28%
South African Review of Sociology
4 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Southern African Studies
4 citations, 0.28%
Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies
4 citations, 0.28%
Commonwealth Essays and Studies
4 citations, 0.28%
Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies
3 citations, 0.21%
Agenda
3 citations, 0.21%
South African Journal of Philosophy
3 citations, 0.21%
Psychoanalytic Review
3 citations, 0.21%
South African Journal of Psychology
3 citations, 0.21%
History Compass
3 citations, 0.21%
Research in African Literatures
3 citations, 0.21%
Muziki
3 citations, 0.21%
SAGE Open
3 citations, 0.21%
Gender and Education
3 citations, 0.21%
SSRN Electronic Journal
3 citations, 0.21%
Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies
3 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Popular Culture
2 citations, 0.14%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
2 citations, 0.14%
Linguistic Approaches to Literature
2 citations, 0.14%
Translation and Interpreting Studies
2 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Language and Politics
2 citations, 0.14%
Conflict and Society
2 citations, 0.14%
Politikon
2 citations, 0.14%
Comparative Literature
2 citations, 0.14%
Science and Engineering Ethics
2 citations, 0.14%
Wasafiri
2 citations, 0.14%
Continuum
2 citations, 0.14%
Explicator
2 citations, 0.14%
Geoforum
2 citations, 0.14%
Neohelicon
2 citations, 0.14%
Contemporary Music Review
2 citations, 0.14%
Studia Litterarum
2 citations, 0.14%
Green Letters
2 citations, 0.14%
World Englishes
2 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Pragmatics
2 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Contemporary African Studies
2 citations, 0.14%
Anglica
2 citations, 0.14%
Women's Studies International Forum
2 citations, 0.14%
Verbum et Ecclesia
2 citations, 0.14%
Folklore
2 citations, 0.14%
Feminist Media Studies
2 citations, 0.14%
Progress in Development Studies
2 citations, 0.14%
Critical African Studies
2 citations, 0.14%
Journal of the African Literature Association
2 citations, 0.14%
Humanities
2 citations, 0.14%
Asia Pacific Translation and Intercultural Studies
2 citations, 0.14%
Social Sciences & Humanities Open
2 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Language Teaching and Research
2 citations, 0.14%
African Journal of Career Development
2 citations, 0.14%
Transatlantica
2 citations, 0.14%
Modernism in the Peripheral Metropolis
2 citations, 0.14%
African Security in the Anthropocene
2 citations, 0.14%
Storying Plants in Australian Children’s and Young Adult Literature
2 citations, 0.14%
Commonwealth Youth and Development
2 citations, 0.14%
Latin American Report
2 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Political Marketing
1 citation, 0.07%
GLQ
1 citation, 0.07%
Journal not defined
1 citation, 0.07%
Quarterly Review of Film and Video
1 citation, 0.07%
Gender Issues
1 citation, 0.07%
Tourism Recreation Research
1 citation, 0.07%
Leiden Journal of International Law
1 citation, 0.07%
Arts and Humanities in Higher Education
1 citation, 0.07%
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Citing publishers

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Taylor & Francis
659 citations, 46.64%
Unisa Press
105 citations, 7.43%
SAGE
84 citations, 5.94%
Springer Nature
45 citations, 3.18%
Duke University Press
29 citations, 2.05%
Wiley
26 citations, 1.84%
AOSIS
19 citations, 1.34%
Elsevier
17 citations, 1.2%
IGI Global
14 citations, 0.99%
Cambridge University Press
12 citations, 0.85%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
10 citations, 0.71%
Oxford University Press
9 citations, 0.64%
MDPI
8 citations, 0.57%
OpenEdition
8 citations, 0.57%
Index Copernicus
5 citations, 0.35%
The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE)
5 citations, 0.35%
Emerald
4 citations, 0.28%
Berghahn Books
4 citations, 0.28%
Walter de Gruyter
3 citations, 0.21%
Edinburgh University Press
3 citations, 0.21%
Indiana University Press
3 citations, 0.21%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
3 citations, 0.21%
Consortium Erudit
3 citations, 0.21%
Guilford Publications
3 citations, 0.21%
Hans Publishers
3 citations, 0.21%
Liverpool University Press
2 citations, 0.14%
University of Chicago Press
2 citations, 0.14%
University of Warsaw
2 citations, 0.14%
A. M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2 citations, 0.14%
International Council for Traditional Music
2 citations, 0.14%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
2 citations, 0.14%
Academy Publication
2 citations, 0.14%
Equinox Publishing
2 citations, 0.14%
1 citation, 0.07%
1 citation, 0.07%
Frontiers Media S.A.
1 citation, 0.07%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1 citation, 0.07%
Modern Humanities Research Association
1 citation, 0.07%
University of Illinois Press
1 citation, 0.07%
Canadian Association of Slavists
1 citation, 0.07%
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
1 citation, 0.07%
Pluto Journals
1 citation, 0.07%
African Journals online
1 citation, 0.07%
Institut fur Afrika-Kunde
1 citation, 0.07%
Florida Gulf Coast University
1 citation, 0.07%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1 citation, 0.07%
SciELO
1 citation, 0.07%
Ubiquity Press
1 citation, 0.07%
FSBI Russian State Library
1 citation, 0.07%
IntechOpen
1 citation, 0.07%
Intellect
1 citation, 0.07%
University of Johannesburg
1 citation, 0.07%
Academia Europea de Direccion y Economia de la Empresa
1 citation, 0.07%
Transstellar Journal Publications and Research Consultancy Private Limited
1 citation, 0.07%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
1 citation, 0.07%
Ceviribilim ve Uygulamalari Dergisi, Hacettepe University
1 citation, 0.07%
RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Arastirmalari Dergisi
1 citation, 0.07%
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University of South Africa
183 publications, 15.51%
University of the Witwatersrand
71 publications, 6.02%
University of Johannesburg
40 publications, 3.39%
University of Pretoria
39 publications, 3.31%
Stellenbosch University
34 publications, 2.88%
University of Cape Town
31 publications, 2.63%
University of the Western Cape
24 publications, 2.03%
North-West University
21 publications, 1.78%
Rhodes University
20 publications, 1.69%
University of the Free State
10 publications, 0.85%
Nelson Mandela University
8 publications, 0.68%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
7 publications, 0.59%
University of Fort Hare
6 publications, 0.51%
University of Venda
6 publications, 0.51%
University of Zululand
5 publications, 0.42%
University of Basel
4 publications, 0.34%
New York University
4 publications, 0.34%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
3 publications, 0.25%
University of Lisbon
3 publications, 0.25%
University of Zurich
3 publications, 0.25%
University of Melbourne
3 publications, 0.25%
Murdoch University
3 publications, 0.25%
Walter Sisulu University
3 publications, 0.25%
University of Limpopo
3 publications, 0.25%
University of Texas at Austin
3 publications, 0.25%
University of Isfahan
2 publications, 0.17%
Tel Aviv University
2 publications, 0.17%
Beihang University
2 publications, 0.17%
Uppsala University
2 publications, 0.17%
Nanyang Technological University
2 publications, 0.17%
Aarhus University
2 publications, 0.17%
University of Strathclyde
2 publications, 0.17%
Stanford University
2 publications, 0.17%
Columbia University
2 publications, 0.17%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
2 publications, 0.17%
Osun State University
2 publications, 0.17%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
2 publications, 0.17%
Obafemi Awolowo University
2 publications, 0.17%
Duke University
2 publications, 0.17%
University of Dar es Salaam
2 publications, 0.17%
University of the Basque Country
2 publications, 0.17%
University of Amsterdam
2 publications, 0.17%
York University
2 publications, 0.17%
Binghamton University
2 publications, 0.17%
Bilkent University
1 publication, 0.08%
Hacettepe University
1 publication, 0.08%
Jazan University
1 publication, 0.08%
Boğaziçi University
1 publication, 0.08%
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
1 publication, 0.08%
Shahid Beheshti University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Hyderabad
1 publication, 0.08%
Kirklareli University
1 publication, 0.08%
Kocaeli University
1 publication, 0.08%
Arak University
1 publication, 0.08%
Pondicherry University
1 publication, 0.08%
English and Foreign Languages University
1 publication, 0.08%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1 publication, 0.08%
Ghent University
1 publication, 0.08%
Radboud University Nijmegen
1 publication, 0.08%
Tampere University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Gothenburg
1 publication, 0.08%
University of New South Wales
1 publication, 0.08%
Université Catholique de Louvain
1 publication, 0.08%
Jiaxing University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Oxford
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Southern California
1 publication, 0.08%
Yale University
1 publication, 0.08%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
1 publication, 0.08%
Northwest University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.08%
Macquarie University
1 publication, 0.08%
Edith Cowan University
1 publication, 0.08%
Durban University of Technology
1 publication, 0.08%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Ibadan
1 publication, 0.08%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.08%
Catholic University of America
1 publication, 0.08%
Oregon State University
1 publication, 0.08%
Tufts University
1 publication, 0.08%
DePaul University
1 publication, 0.08%
Northeastern Illinois University
1 publication, 0.08%
Newcastle University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Chicago
1 publication, 0.08%
Queen's University Belfast
1 publication, 0.08%
Hasselt University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Botswana
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Cologne
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Bristol
1 publication, 0.08%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1 publication, 0.08%
McGill University
1 publication, 0.08%
Lancaster University
1 publication, 0.08%
Niger Delta University
1 publication, 0.08%
Saarland University
1 publication, 0.08%
Utrecht University
1 publication, 0.08%
Leiden University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Konstanz
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Groningen
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Vienna
1 publication, 0.08%
Doshisha University
1 publication, 0.08%
Namibia University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.08%
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University of South Africa
24 publications, 11.71%
University of Pretoria
10 publications, 4.88%
University of Johannesburg
6 publications, 2.93%
North-West University
6 publications, 2.93%
University of the Free State
6 publications, 2.93%
University of the Witwatersrand
5 publications, 2.44%
Rhodes University
5 publications, 2.44%
University of the Western Cape
4 publications, 1.95%
University of Lisbon
3 publications, 1.46%
Stellenbosch University
3 publications, 1.46%
Walter Sisulu University
2 publications, 0.98%
University of Limpopo
2 publications, 0.98%
University of the Basque Country
2 publications, 0.98%
Jazan University
1 publication, 0.49%
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
1 publication, 0.49%
Shahid Beheshti University
1 publication, 0.49%
Kirklareli University
1 publication, 0.49%
Kocaeli University
1 publication, 0.49%
Pondicherry University
1 publication, 0.49%
Beihang University
1 publication, 0.49%
Nanyang Technological University
1 publication, 0.49%
Jiaxing University
1 publication, 0.49%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.49%
Edith Cowan University
1 publication, 0.49%
Murdoch University
1 publication, 0.49%
University of Cape Town
1 publication, 0.49%
Nelson Mandela University
1 publication, 0.49%
University of Zululand
1 publication, 0.49%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.49%
University of Dar es Salaam
1 publication, 0.49%
DePaul University
1 publication, 0.49%
University of Bristol
1 publication, 0.49%
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South Africa, 524, 44.41%
South Africa
524 publications, 44.41%
USA, 52, 4.41%
USA
52 publications, 4.41%
Greece, 25, 2.12%
Greece
25 publications, 2.12%
Brazil, 23, 1.95%
Brazil
23 publications, 1.95%
Zimbabwe, 16, 1.36%
Zimbabwe
16 publications, 1.36%
Italy, 13, 1.1%
Italy
13 publications, 1.1%
Australia, 10, 0.85%
Australia
10 publications, 0.85%
Nigeria, 10, 0.85%
Nigeria
10 publications, 0.85%
United Kingdom, 9, 0.76%
United Kingdom
9 publications, 0.76%
Netherlands, 7, 0.59%
Netherlands
7 publications, 0.59%
Belgium, 6, 0.51%
Belgium
6 publications, 0.51%
Iraq, 6, 0.51%
Iraq
6 publications, 0.51%
Turkey, 6, 0.51%
Turkey
6 publications, 0.51%
China, 5, 0.42%
China
5 publications, 0.42%
Iran, 5, 0.42%
Iran
5 publications, 0.42%
Canada, 5, 0.42%
Canada
5 publications, 0.42%
Switzerland, 5, 0.42%
Switzerland
5 publications, 0.42%
Eswatini, 4, 0.34%
Eswatini
4 publications, 0.34%
Germany, 3, 0.25%
Germany
3 publications, 0.25%
Portugal, 3, 0.25%
Portugal
3 publications, 0.25%
Israel, 3, 0.25%
Israel
3 publications, 0.25%
India, 3, 0.25%
India
3 publications, 0.25%
Spain, 3, 0.25%
Spain
3 publications, 0.25%
Kenya, 3, 0.25%
Kenya
3 publications, 0.25%
Sweden, 3, 0.25%
Sweden
3 publications, 0.25%
Denmark, 2, 0.17%
Denmark
2 publications, 0.17%
Malawi, 2, 0.17%
Malawi
2 publications, 0.17%
Namibia, 2, 0.17%
Namibia
2 publications, 0.17%
Saudi Arabia, 2, 0.17%
Saudi Arabia
2 publications, 0.17%
Singapore, 2, 0.17%
Singapore
2 publications, 0.17%
Tanzania, 2, 0.17%
Tanzania
2 publications, 0.17%
Finland, 2, 0.17%
Finland
2 publications, 0.17%
Austria, 1, 0.08%
Austria
1 publication, 0.08%
Botswana, 1, 0.08%
Botswana
1 publication, 0.08%
Poland, 1, 0.08%
Poland
1 publication, 0.08%
Romania, 1, 0.08%
Romania
1 publication, 0.08%
Uganda, 1, 0.08%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.08%
Japan, 1, 0.08%
Japan
1 publication, 0.08%
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South Africa, 70, 34.15%
South Africa
70 publications, 34.15%
Greece, 5, 2.44%
Greece
5 publications, 2.44%
Zimbabwe, 4, 1.95%
Zimbabwe
4 publications, 1.95%
Iraq, 4, 1.95%
Iraq
4 publications, 1.95%
Portugal, 3, 1.46%
Portugal
3 publications, 1.46%
Australia, 3, 1.46%
Australia
3 publications, 1.46%
Brazil, 3, 1.46%
Brazil
3 publications, 1.46%
Turkey, 3, 1.46%
Turkey
3 publications, 1.46%
USA, 2, 0.98%
USA
2 publications, 0.98%
China, 2, 0.98%
China
2 publications, 0.98%
Iran, 2, 0.98%
Iran
2 publications, 0.98%
Spain, 2, 0.98%
Spain
2 publications, 0.98%
Saudi Arabia, 2, 0.98%
Saudi Arabia
2 publications, 0.98%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.49%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.49%
India, 1, 0.49%
India
1 publication, 0.49%
Italy, 1, 0.49%
Italy
1 publication, 0.49%
Canada, 1, 0.49%
Canada
1 publication, 0.49%
Kenya, 1, 0.49%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.49%
Malawi, 1, 0.49%
Malawi
1 publication, 0.49%
Nigeria, 1, 0.49%
Nigeria
1 publication, 0.49%
Romania, 1, 0.49%
Romania
1 publication, 0.49%
Singapore, 1, 0.49%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.49%
Tanzania, 1, 0.49%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.49%
Uganda, 1, 0.49%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.49%
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