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).
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- 3Journal of English for Academic Purposes3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 12Comparative Literature Studies0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Penn State University PressScopusWeb of Science
- 13Letras (Lima)0.6 cites/paper · Q1 · National University of San MarcosOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 20Hipogrifo Revista de literatura y cultural del Siglo de Oro0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Instituto de Estudios Auriseculares (IDEA)Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 30Signa Revista de la Asociación Española de Semiótica0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · National University of Distance EducationOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
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- 32Anuario de Estudios Filológicos0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · University of ExtremaduraOpen AccessDOAJScopus
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- 35ISLE Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of Science
- 36Revista chilena de literatura0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · University of ChileOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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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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