Best open-access journals for Literature and Literary Theory

1. 1
   Semiotica

   0.9 cites/paper · Q1 · De Gruyter

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2. 2
   Letras (Lima)

   0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · National University of San Marcos

   Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
3. 3
   Literatura y lingüística

   0.5 cites/paper · Q1

   Open AccessDOAJScopus
4. 4
   Revista chilena de literatura

   0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Chile

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5. 5
   Signa Revista de la Asociación Española de Semiótica

   0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · National University of Distance Education

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6. 6
   Rilce Revista de Filología Hispánica

   0.1 cites/paper · Q1

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7. 7
   Hipogrifo Revista de literatura y cultural del Siglo de Oro

   0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Instituto de Estudios Auriseculares (IDEA)

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8. 8
   Castilla Estudios de Literatura

   0.0 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Valladolid

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9. 9
   Revista Iberoamericana

   0.0 cites/paper · Q1 · University Library System, University of Pittsburgh

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10. 10
    European Journal of American Studies

    0.7 cites/paper · Q2 · European Association for American Studies

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11. 11
    Türk Kültürü ve HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ Araştırma Dergisi

    0.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Gazi University

    Open AccessScopusTR-Dizin
12. 12
    CLCWeb Comparative Literature and Culture

    0.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Purdue University Press

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13. 13
    Revista de Literatura

    0.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Spanish National Research Council

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14. 14
    Atenea

    0.1 cites/paper · Q2 · University of Concepción

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15. 15
    Acta Poética

    0.3 cites/paper · Q3 · National Autonomous University of Mexico

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16. 16
    Nueva Revista de Filología Hispánica (NRFH)

    0.1 cites/paper · Q3 · El Colegio de México

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17. 17
    Boletín de la Real Academia Española/Boletín de la Real Academia Española

    1.3 cites/paper · Q4 · Royal Spanish Academy

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18. 18
    Cahiers victoriens et édouardiens

    0.3 cites/paper · Q4 · Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée

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19. 19
    American Studies in Scandinavia

    0.3 cites/paper · Q4 · University Press of Southern Denmark

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20. 20
    Humanities

    0.2 cites/paper · Q4 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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21. 21
    Criticón

    0.1 cites/paper · Q4 · Presses Universitaires du Mirail

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22. 22
    Revista musical chilena

    0.0 cites/paper · Q4 · University of Chile

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23. 23
    Revue des Sciences Humaines

    0.0 cites/paper · Q4

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24. 24
    Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos

    0.0 cites/paper · Q4 · Asociación Canadiense de Hispanistas

    Open AccessScopus
25. 25
    Studi Francesi

    0.0 cites/paper · Q4 · Rosenberg & Sellier

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26. 26
    Dix-huitième siècle

    0.0 cites/paper · Q4 · Société française d'étude du XVIIIe siècle

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27. 27
    E-rea

    0.4 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Monde Anglophone (LERMA)

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28. 28
    International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences

    0.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile

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29. 29
    Erdem

    0.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile

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30. 30
    Studies in 20th & 21st century literature

    0.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · New Prairie Press

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31. 31
    O Eixo e a Roda Revista de Literatura Brasileira

    0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Federal University of Minas Gerais

    Open AccessDOAJWeb of Science
32. 32
    Via Atlântica

    0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Universidade de São Paulo - FM/USP

    Open AccessDOAJWeb of Science
33. 33
    Littératures

    0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile

    Open AccessWeb of Science
34. 34
    Revista da Anpoll

    0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Letras e Linguística

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35. 35
    Revista de Filología y Lingüística de la Universidad de Costa Rica

    0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · University of Costa Rica

    Open AccessDOAJ
36. 36
    Gragoatá

    0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Fluminense Federal University

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37. 37
    Organon

    0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

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38. 38
    Epos Revista de filología

    0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · National University of Distance Education

    Open Access
39. 39
    Revista Letras

    0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Universidade Federal do Paraná

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40. 40
    Tropelías/Tropelías

    0.0 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · University of Zaragoza

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