Early American Literature
Published by University of North Carolina Press
ISSN : 0012-8163 eISSN : 1534-147X
Abbreviation : Early Am. Lit.
Aims & Scope
he journal of the Modern Language Association's American Literature Division I, Early American Literature publishes the finest work of scholars examining American literature from its inception through the early national period, about 1830.
Founded in 1965, EAL invites work treating Native American traditional expressions, colonial Ibero-American literature from North America, colonial American Francophone writings, Dutch colonial, and German American colonial literature as well as writings in English from British America and the US.
Published three times a year, each issue typically includes four or five articles, the same number of book reviews, and a review essay.
Occasionally editions of previously unpublished works appear.
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Impact Factor
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 0.30 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.206 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | Q1 |
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| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 16 |
Journal Rank
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 20793 |
Journal Citation Indicator
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| 2024 | 24 |
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