Eighteenth-Century Life

Aims & Scope

Committed to interdisciplinary exchange, Eighteenth-Century Life addresses all aspects of European and world culture during the long eighteenth century, 1660–1815.

The most wide-ranging journal of eighteenth-century studies, it also encourages diverse methodologies—from close reading to cultural studies—and it always welcomes suggestions for review essays, special issues, and innovative approaches.

Among Eighteenth-Century Life’s noteworthy regular features are its film forums, its review essays, its book-length special issues, and the longest and most eclectic lists of books received of any journal in the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	23264

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.167

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	16

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
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• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Who Can Believe? Sentiment vs. Cynicism in Richardson's <i>Clarissa</i>

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Heather

• John Graunt, Sir William Petty, and Swift's <i>Modest Proposal</i>

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Peter M.

• Personal Effects: Wigs and Possessive Individualism in the Long Eighteenth Century

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Lynn

• Traveling in Place: Gilbert White's Cosmopolitan Parochialism

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Tobias

• “Extraneous Bodies”: The Contagion of Live-Tooth Transplantation in Late-Eighteenth-Century England

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Mark

• Caribbean Borderland: Empire, Ethnicity, and the Exotic on the Mosquito Coast

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Nicholas

• Lesbian Aestheticism on the Eighteenth-Century Stage

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Andrew

• Collections Curieuses: The Aesthetics of Curiosity and Elite Lifestyle in Eighteenth-Century Paris

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Bettina, Thomas

• Two Brutuses: Violence, Virtue, and Politics in the Visual Culture of the French Revolution

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Denise Amy

• Esther Sleepe, Fan-Maker, and Her Family

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Amy Louise

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