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Literature and Literary Theory · 103 journals ranked · top 40 listed

Best open-access journals for Literature and Literary Theory

The top 40 of 103 Literature and Literary Theory journals, open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by whether OpenAlex and Scimago agree on the subject and how central Literature and Literary Theory is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), leaving out journals both place in another discipline, drawn from a 17,500-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. 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).

Data as of — the date our venue index was last rebuilt from OpenAlex and Scimago.

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  1. 1
    Semiotica
    1.2 cites/paper · Q1 · De Gruyter
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  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
    Hipogrifo Revista de literatura y cultural del Siglo de Oro
    0.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Instituto de Estudios Auriseculares (IDEA)
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  5. 5
    Signa Revista de la Asociación Española de Semiótica
    0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · National University of Distance Education
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  6. 6
    Anuario de Estudios Filológicos
    0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Extremadura
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  7. 7
    Rilce Revista de Filología Hispánica
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  8. 8
    Revista chilena de literatura
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Chile
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  9. 9
    Castilla Estudios de Literatura
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Valladolid
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  10. 10
    Revista Iberoamericana
    0.0 cites/paper · Q1 · University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  11. 11
    BOLETÍN DE LA BIBLIOTECA DE MENÉNDEZ PELAYO
    0.0 cites/paper · Q1
    Open AccessScopusPubMed
  12. 12
    Journal of Language Teaching and Research
    1.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Academy Publication
    Open AccessScopus
  13. 13
    Theory and Practice in Language Studies
    1.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Academy Publication
    Open AccessScopus
  14. 14
    Cadernos de Tradução
    0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  15. 15
    Lexis
    0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  16. 16
    Keel ja Kirjandus
    0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · SA Kultuurileht
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  17. 17
    Language learning & technology
    5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  18. 18
    Arab World English Journal
    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Arab World English Journal
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  19. 19
    European Journal of American Studies
    0.6 cites/paper · Q2 · European Association for American Studies
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  20. 20
    Türk Kültürü ve HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ Araştırma Dergisi
    0.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Gazi University
    Open AccessScopusTR-Dizin
  21. 21
    Miscelánea A Journal of English and American Studies
    0.2 cites/paper · Q2 · University of Zaragoza
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  22. 22
    Revista de Literatura
    0.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Spanish National Research Council
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  23. 23
    Atenea
    0.1 cites/paper · Q2 · University of Concepción
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  24. 24
    CLCWeb Comparative Literature and Culture
    0.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Purdue University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  25. 25
    Revista de Filología Española
    0.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Spanish National Research Council
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  26. 26
    The Journal of AsiaTEFL
    0.4 cites/paper · Q2
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  27. 27
    DELTA Documentação de Estudos em Lingüística Teórica e Aplicada
    0.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  28. 28
    Acta Poética
    0.3 cites/paper · Q3 · National Autonomous University of Mexico
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  29. 29
    Monteagudo: Revista de literatura española, hispanoamericana y teoría de la literatura
    0.1 cites/paper · Q3
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  30. 30
    Archivum: Revista de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
    0.1 cites/paper · Q3
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  31. 31
    Nueva Revista de Filología Hispánica (NRFH)
    0.1 cites/paper · Q3 · El Colegio de México
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  32. 32
    Philologia hispalensis
    0.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Editorial Universidad de Sevilla
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  33. 33
    Cahiers victoriens et édouardiens
    0.3 cites/paper · Q4 · Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  34. 34
    Revue des Sciences Humaines
    0.1 cites/paper · Q4
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  35. 35
    Criticón
    0.0 cites/paper · Q4 · Presses Universitaires du Mirail
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  36. 36
    Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos
    0.0 cites/paper · Q4 · Asociación Canadiense de Hispanistas
    Open AccessScopus
  37. 37
    Dix-huitième siècle
    0.0 cites/paper · Q4 · Société française d'étude du XVIIIe siècle
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  38. 38
    Studi Francesi
    0.0 cites/paper · Q4 · Rosenberg & Sellier
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  39. 39
    Humanities
    0.3 cites/paper · Q4 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  40. 40
    American Studies in Scandinavia
    0.3 cites/paper · Q4 · University Press of Southern Denmark
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science

“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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Frequently asked

Semiotica, Letras (Lima), Literatura y lingüística, Hipogrifo Revista de literatura y cultural del Siglo de Oro, Signa Revista de la Asociación Española de Semiótica lead this list, drawn from a 17,500-venue index. The top 40 of 103 ranked venues are listed on this page; 18 are Scimago Q1, 9 Q2, 5 Q3 and 8 Q4. Journals are placed by two independent classifications, OpenAlex's and Scimago's, plus any documented corrections. A journal both place under Literature and Literary Theory ranks ahead, within its Scimago quartile, of one only OpenAlex places there — because Scimago does not cover it, files it as Multidisciplinary, or files it under a neighbouring subject or only under a broad “(miscellaneous)” category (which counts as agreement when Literature and Literary Theory is the journal's main OpenAlex subfield). By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4, then venues without one). Within a quartile, journals both sources place under Literature and Literary Theory come first, then venues whose main OpenAlex subfield is Literature and Literary Theory come before those that list it second or third, and ties go to OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. A venue whose main subfield is unrelated to Literature and Literary Theory — fewer than a quarter of the venues filed under that subfield (or fewer than five) are also filed under Literature and Literary Theory — is listed after all the others. Only open-access venues are included. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor, and journals flagged as predatory are excluded. For a match to your specific paper use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

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