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Journal of Literary Studiesopen access

Country

United Kingdom

Universities and research institutions in United Kingdom
Media Ranking in United Kingdom

Subject Area and Category

Publisher

Unisa Press

H-Index

13

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

02564718, 17535387

Coverage

1985-2023

Information

Homepage

How to publish in this journal

northra@unisa.ac.za

Scope

The Journal of Literary Studies (JLS) publishes and globally disseminates original and cutting-edge research informed by Literary and Cultural Theory. The Journal is an independent yearly publication owned and published by the Literature Association of South Africa in partnership with Unisa Press. It is housed and produced in the division Theory of Literature at the University of South Africa and is accredited and subsidised by the South African Department of Higher Education and Training. The aim of the journal is to publish articles and full-length review essays on literature and comparative literature informed by General Literary Theory, Genre Studies and Critical Theory. The content of the journal consists of research articles and review essays of 6,000 to 7,000 words. Short book reviews of 800-1,000 words are also published. The target audience of the journal is scholars in the field of Literary and Cultural Studies. The main language medium is English but essays written in Afrikaans are also published. Join the conversation about this journal
Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Literature and Literary Theory1999Q4
Literature and Literary Theory2000Q4
Literature and Literary Theory2001Q4
Literature and Literary Theory2002Q2
Literature and Literary Theory2003Q1
Literature and Literary Theory2004Q4
Literature and Literary Theory2005Q3
Literature and Literary Theory2006Q3
Literature and Literary Theory2007Q4
Literature and Literary Theory2008Q3
Literature and Literary Theory2009Q1
Literature and Literary Theory2010Q3
Literature and Literary Theory2011Q1
Literature and Literary Theory2012Q1
Literature and Literary Theory2013Q3
Literature and Literary Theory2014Q2
Literature and Literary Theory2015Q1
Literature and Literary Theory2016Q1
Literature and Literary Theory2017Q2
Literature and Literary Theory2018Q1
Literature and Literary Theory2019Q1
Literature and Literary Theory2020Q2
Literature and Literary Theory2021Q1
Literature and Literary Theory2022Q3
Literature and Literary Theory2023Q1
SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

YearSJR
19990.100
20000.100
20010.100
20020.109
20030.111
20040.100
20050.100
20060.100
20070.100
20080.100
20090.240
20100.101
20110.190
20120.155
20130.101
20140.110
20150.144
20160.216
20170.112
20180.192
20190.150
20200.132
20210.149
20220.108
20230.155
Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

YearDocuments
199930
200015
200113
200219
200322
200419
200521
200619
200728
200824
200933
201034
201128
201229
201332
201435
201526
201635
201739
201835
201934
202038
202137
202225
202316
Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)19990.041
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20000.038
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20010.011
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20020.060
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20030.052
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20040.029
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20050.123
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20060.025
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20070.185
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20080.184
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20090.261
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20100.173
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20110.218
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20120.202
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20130.218
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20140.130
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20150.153
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20160.262
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20170.148
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20180.200
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20190.163
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20200.238
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20210.178
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20220.181
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20230.216
Cites / Doc. (3 years)19990.041
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20000.039
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20010.000
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20020.086
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20030.085
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20040.019
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20050.100
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20060.032
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20070.119
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20080.176
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20090.268
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20100.153
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20110.209
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20120.232
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20130.165
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20140.112
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20150.156
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20160.258
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20170.083
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20180.190
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20190.183
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20200.157
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20210.187
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20220.128
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20230.220
Cites / Doc. (2 years)19990.043
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20000.018
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20010.000
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20020.143
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20030.094
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20040.024
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20050.024
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20060.025
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20070.050
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20080.213
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20090.231
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20100.193
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20110.239
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20120.113
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20130.193
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20140.115
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20150.149
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20160.164
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20170.066
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20180.203
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20190.081
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20200.174
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20210.111
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20220.160
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20230.274
Total Cites 
Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites19990
Self Cites20001
Self Cites20010
Self Cites20020
Self Cites20031
Self Cites20041
Self Cites20052
Self Cites20061
Self Cites20073
Self Cites20084
Self Cites20091
Self Cites20102
Self Cites20115
Self Cites20123
Self Cites20130
Self Cites20141
Self Cites20151
Self Cites20165
Self Cites20171
Self Cites20183
Self Cites20193
Self Cites20201
Self Cites20210
Self Cites20221
Self Cites20232
Total Cites19993
Total Cites20003
Total Cites20010
Total Cites20025
Total Cites20034
Total Cites20041
Total Cites20056
Total Cites20062
Total Cites20077
Total Cites200812
Total Cites200919
Total Cites201013
Total Cites201119
Total Cites201222
Total Cites201315
Total Cites201410
Total Cites201515
Total Cites201624
Total Cites20178
Total Cites201819
Total Cites201920
Total Cites202017
Total Cites202120
Total Cites202214
Total Cites202322
External Cites per Doc 
Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document19990.041
External Cites per document20000.026
External Cites per document20010.000
External Cites per document20020.086
External Cites per document20030.064
External Cites per document20040.000
External Cites per document20050.067
External Cites per document20060.016
External Cites per document20070.068
External Cites per document20080.118
External Cites per document20090.254
External Cites per document20100.129
External Cites per document20110.154
External Cites per document20120.200
External Cites per document20130.165
External Cites per document20140.101
External Cites per document20150.146
External Cites per document20160.204
External Cites per document20170.073
External Cites per document20180.160
External Cites per document20190.156
External Cites per document20200.148
External Cites per document20210.187
External Cites per document20220.119
External Cites per document20230.200
Cites per document19990.041
Cites per document20000.039
Cites per document20010.000
Cites per document20020.086
Cites per document20030.085
Cites per document20040.019
Cites per document20050.100
Cites per document20060.032
Cites per document20070.119
Cites per document20080.176
Cites per document20090.268
Cites per document20100.153
Cites per document20110.209
Cites per document20120.232
Cites per document20130.165
Cites per document20140.112
Cites per document20150.156
Cites per document20160.258
Cites per document20170.083
Cites per document20180.190
Cites per document20190.183
Cites per document20200.157
Cites per document20210.187
Cites per document20220.128
Cites per document20230.220
% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

YearInternational Collaboration
19996.67
200013.33
20010.00
20025.26
20030.00
20040.00
20054.76
20060.00
20070.00
20080.00
20090.00
20100.00
20110.00
20120.00
20136.25
20142.86
20150.00
20165.71
20170.00
20180.00
20192.94
20202.63
20215.41
20228.00
20230.00
Citable documents 
Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents19997
Non-citable documents20006
Non-citable documents20016
Non-citable documents20026
Non-citable documents20035
Non-citable documents20046
Non-citable documents20056
Non-citable documents20067
Non-citable documents20076
Non-citable documents20088
Non-citable documents20099
Non-citable documents201010
Non-citable documents20117
Non-citable documents20126
Non-citable documents20139
Non-citable documents201411
Non-citable documents201513
Non-citable documents201611
Non-citable documents20179
Non-citable documents201812
Non-citable documents201912
Non-citable documents202016
Non-citable documents202117
Non-citable documents202219
Non-citable documents202316
Citable documents199967
Citable documents200071
Citable documents200164
Citable documents200252
Citable documents200342
Citable documents200448
Citable documents200554
Citable documents200655
Citable documents200753
Citable documents200860
Citable documents200962
Citable documents201075
Citable documents201184
Citable documents201289
Citable documents201382
Citable documents201478
Citable documents201583
Citable documents201682
Citable documents201787
Citable documents201888
Citable documents201997
Citable documents202092
Citable documents202190
Citable documents202290
Citable documents202384
Cited documents 
Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents199971
Uncited documents200074
Uncited documents200170
Uncited documents200253
Uncited documents200344
Uncited documents200453
Uncited documents200555
Uncited documents200660
Uncited documents200753
Uncited documents200860
Uncited documents200956
Uncited documents201075
Uncited documents201175
Uncited documents201279
Uncited documents201376
Uncited documents201480
Uncited documents201584
Uncited documents201678
Uncited documents201788
Uncited documents201884
Uncited documents201995
Uncited documents202092
Uncited documents202190
Uncited documents202297
Uncited documents202384
Cited documents19993
Cited documents20003
Cited documents20010
Cited documents20025
Cited documents20033
Cited documents20041
Cited documents20055
Cited documents20062
Cited documents20076
Cited documents20088
Cited documents200915
Cited documents201010
Cited documents201116
Cited documents201216
Cited documents201315
Cited documents20149
Cited documents201512
Cited documents201615
Cited documents20178
Cited documents201816
Cited documents201914
Cited documents202016
Cited documents202117
Cited documents202212
Cited documents202316
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