English Literary Renaissance

Aims & Scope

English Literary Renaissance is a journal devoted to current criticism and scholarship of Tudor and early Stuart English literature, 1485-1665, including Shakespeare, Spenser, Donne, and Milton.

It is unique in featuring the publication of rare texts and newly discovered manuscripts of the period and current annotated bibliographies of work in the field.

It is illustrated with contemporary woodcuts and engravings of Renaissance England and Europe.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.101

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	23

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29994

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	25

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, 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.

• The New Historicism in Renaissance Studies

  Citation: 65

  Authors: JEAN E.

• “Eliza, Queene of shepheardes,” and the Pastoral of Power

  Citation: 41

  Authors: LOUIS ADRIAN

• Renaissance Literary Studies and the Subject of History

  Citation: 39

  Authors: LOUIS

• Topical Ideology: Witches, Amazons, and Shakespeare's Joan of Arc

  Citation: 25

  Authors: GABRIELE BERNHARD

• Constructing the Subject: Feminist Practice and the New Renaissance Discourses

  Citation: 25

  Authors: CAROL THOMAS

• The Unbearable Coldness of Female Being: Women's Imperfection and the Humoral Economy

  Citation: 24

  Authors: GAIL KERN

• The Spider's Delight: Margaret Cavendish and the “Female” Imagination

  Citation: 24

  Authors: SYLVIA

• Lucy Hutchinson's “Elegies” and the Situation of the Republican Woman Writer (with text)

  Citation: 23

  Authors: DAVID

• Prospero, Agrippa, and Hocus Pocus

  Citation: 21

  Authors: BARBARA A.

• Reading, Work, and Catholic Women's Biographies

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Frances E.

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