Literature and Literary Theory · 396 journals indexed

Best journals for Literature and Literary Theory

The top Literature and Literary Theory journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).

  1. 1
    Journal of Second Language Writing
    5.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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    English for Specific Purposes
    3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    ScopusWeb of Science
  3. 3
    Journal of English for Academic Purposes
    3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  4. 4
    Language and Education
    2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    ScopusWeb of Science
  5. 5
    TESOL Journal
    2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
    ScopusWeb of Science
  6. 6
    Changing English
    1.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Routledge
    ScopusWeb of Science
  7. 7
    Social Semiotics
    1.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Routledge
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  8. 8
    Semiotica
    0.9 cites/paper · Q1 · De Gruyter
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  9. 9
    Poetics Today
    0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Duke University Press
    ScopusWeb of Science
  10. 10
    English in Education
    0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
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  11. 11
    a
    0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
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  12. 12
    Comparative Literature Studies
    0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Penn State University Press
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  13. 13
    Letras (Lima)
    0.6 cites/paper · Q1 · National University of San Marcos
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  14. 14
    Research in the Teaching of English
    0.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Routledge
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  15. 15
    Critical Inquiry
    0.5 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Chicago Press
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  16. 16
    Life Writing
    0.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Routledge
    ScopusWeb of Science
  17. 17
    Literatura y lingüística
    0.4 cites/paper · Q1
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  18. 18
    Journal of Postcolonial Writing
    0.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
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    Style
    0.4 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Arkansas Press
    ScopusWeb of Science
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    Hipogrifo Revista de literatura y cultural del Siglo de Oro
    0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Instituto de Estudios Auriseculares (IDEA)
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  21. 21
    Children s Literature in Education
    0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  22. 22
    Textual Practice
    0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  23. 23
    Critique Studies in Contemporary Fiction
    0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    ScopusWeb of Science
  24. 24
    Postmodern Culture
    0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Johns Hopkins University Press
    ScopusWeb of Science
  25. 25
    Literature Compass
    0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  26. 26
    Comparative Literature
    0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Duke University Press
    ScopusWeb of Science
  27. 27
    American Literature
    0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Duke University Press
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  28. 28
    English Studies
    0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Routledge
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  29. 29
    Folklore
    0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Routledge
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  30. 30
    Signa Revista de la Asociación Española de Semiótica
    0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · National University of Distance Education
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
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    Neohelicon
    0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
    ScopusWeb of Science
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    Anuario de Estudios Filológicos
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Extremadura
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  33. 33
    New Literary History
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Johns Hopkins University Press
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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    Orbis Litterarum
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  35. 35
    ISLE Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
    ScopusWeb of Science
  36. 36
    Revista chilena de literatura
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Chile
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  37. 37
    Bulletin of Hispanic Studies
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Liverpool University Press
    ScopusWeb of Science
  38. 38
    Neophilologus
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  39. 39
    Women a Cultural Review
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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    TEXT
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

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From a 17,786-venue index, the highest-ranked Literature and Literary Theory journals (by Scimago quartile then OpenAlex cites/paper) include Journal of Second Language Writing, English for Specific Purposes, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Language and Education, TESOL Journal. Predatory venues are excluded. The full ranked list with open-access and indexing details is on this page; for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

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