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Literature and Literary Theory · 167 journals indexed

Highest-impact journals for Literature and Literary Theory

The top Literature and Literary Theory journals Scimago Q1-Q2 only, ranked by cites/paper, drawn from an17,538-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 free Journal Finder.

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  1. 1
    Journal of Second Language Writing
    4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  2. 2
    English for Specific Purposes
    3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    ScopusWeb of Science
  3. 3
    Journal of English for Academic Purposes
    2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  4. 4
    Language and Education
    2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    ScopusWeb of Science
  5. 5
    TESOL Journal
    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
    ScopusWeb of Science
  6. 6
    Social Semiotics
    1.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Routledge
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  7. 7
    Changing English
    1.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Routledge
    ScopusWeb of Science
  8. 8
    Semiotica
    0.9 cites/paper · Q1 · De Gruyter
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  9. 9
    Comparative Literature Studies
    0.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Penn State University Press
    ScopusWeb of Science
  10. 10
    Poetics Today
    0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Duke University Press
    ScopusWeb of Science
  11. 11
    Letras (Lima)
    0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · National University of San Marcos
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  12. 12
    a
    0.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    ScopusPubMed
  13. 13
    English in Education
    0.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    ScopusWeb of Science
  14. 14
    Literatura y lingüística
    0.5 cites/paper · Q1
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  15. 15
    Critical Inquiry
    0.5 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Chicago Press
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  16. 16
    Research in the Teaching of English
    0.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Routledge
    ScopusWeb of Science
  17. 17
    Style
    0.4 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Arkansas Press
    ScopusWeb of Science
  18. 18
    Journal of Postcolonial Writing
    0.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  19. 19
    Textual Practice
    0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  20. 20
    Life Writing
    0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Routledge
    ScopusWeb of Science
  21. 21
    Critique Studies in Contemporary Fiction
    0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    ScopusWeb of Science
  22. 22
    Children s Literature in Education
    0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  23. 23
    Literature Compass
    0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  24. 24
    English Studies
    0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Routledge
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  25. 25
    Comparative Literature
    0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Duke University Press
    ScopusWeb of Science
  26. 26
    Folklore
    0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Routledge
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  27. 27
    Neohelicon
    0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
    ScopusWeb of Science
  28. 28
    Revista chilena de literatura
    0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Chile
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  29. 29
    Postmodern Culture
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Johns Hopkins University Press
    ScopusWeb of Science
  30. 30
    Signa Revista de la Asociación Española de Semiótica
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · National University of Distance Education
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  31. 31
    Orbis Litterarum
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  32. 32
    New Literary History
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Johns Hopkins University Press
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  33. 33
    ISLE Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
    ScopusWeb of Science
  34. 34
    Bulletin of Hispanic Studies
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Liverpool University Press
    ScopusWeb of Science
  35. 35
    Rilce Revista de Filología Hispánica
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  36. 36
    Symposium A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Routledge
    ScopusWeb of Science
  37. 37
    Women a Cultural Review
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  38. 38
    American Literature
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Duke University Press
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  39. 39
    Hipogrifo Revista de literatura y cultural del Siglo de Oro
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Instituto de Estudios Auriseculares (IDEA)
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  40. 40
    Neophilologus
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
    ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed

“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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