Chinese Literature Today

Aims & Scope

Cessation.

From 2022, this journal no longer accepts submissions.

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The mission of Chinese Literature Today is to provide the finest English translations of and fresh critical essays about contemporary Chinese literature and culture.

CLT grants the English-speaking world direct access to best-selling Chinese stories, celebrated Chinese poems, stimulating interviews, and illuminating literary essays on all aspects of contemporary Chinese culture.

CLT also offers readers exclusive coverage of the biannual Newman Prize for Chinese Literature.

An offshoot from the award-winning World Literature Today, this biennial magazine is edited by the University of Oklahoma in partnership with the College of Liberal Arts at Beijing Normal University, a hub of top contemporary Chinese writers and scholars.

CLT’s rich text and vibrant art design invite you to explore the figures, places, experiences, memories, thoughts, and emotions in today’s dynamic landscape of Chinese literature and culture, by which we aim to deepen the understanding of humanity and the human condition in a world shared by all of us.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Interpreting <i>Folding Beijing</i> through the Prism of Science Fiction Realism

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Ren, Chenmei

• A Very Brief History of Chinese Science Fiction

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Wu, Yao, Andrea

• Debts: Coming to Terms with Migrant Worker Poetry

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Maghiel

• A Mi Manera: Howard Goldblatt at Home A Self-Interview

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Ge

• Jin Yong’s Method of Imagining China

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Weijie

• Landscapes and Life-Forms in Cosmographic Epics from Southwest China

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Mark

• A Westerner's Reflection on Mo Yan

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Robert Con

• After the “Steamed Bun”: E'gao and Its Postsocialist Politics

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Haiqing

• Hankering after Sovereign Images: Modern Chinese Fiction and the Voices of Howard Goldblatt

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Christopher

• Evolution or Samsara? Spatio-Temporal Myth in Han Song's Science Fiction

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Wang, Nathaniel