Germanic Review

Aims & Scope

The Germanic Review delivers the best of international scholarship in German studies.

With contributors representing leading research institutions in the United States, Canada, France, Great Britain, Australia, and Germany, the journal features peer-reviewed articles on German literature and culture, as well as reviews of the latest books in the field.

Most articles appear in English, although each year a few are entirely in German.

Issues discuss prominent German artists and intellectuals; German national character; and German identity and historical memory.

German scholars and students appreciate The Germanic Review ’s analyses of German literature, culture, and theory, as well as the lives of German authors.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	27674

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	14

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.116

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	14

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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 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.

• <i>Katechon</i>: Carl Schmitt's Imperial Theology and the Ruins of the Future

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Julia

• “Generation” as a Symbolic Form: On the Genealogical Discourse of Memory since 1945

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Sigrid

• Briefly Noted: The Twin Towers of Anselm Kiefer and the Trope of Imperial Decline

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Julia

• Unification Effects: Imaginary Landscapes of the Berlin Republic

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Julia, Johannes Von

• Exhuming Rilke's Orphic Body: Gender and Poetic Voice in "Orpheus. Eurydike. Hermes" and "Hetären-Gräber"

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Joseph

• Prose of the World: W. G. Sebald's Literary Travels

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Bianca

• Ernst Bloch's Theory of Nonsimultaneity

  Citation: 23

  Authors: David C.

• Varieties of Secularization Theories and Their Indispensable Core

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Detlef

• The Lure of Disgust: Musil and Kolnai

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Florence

• Born Again: Arendt's “Natality” as Figure and Concept

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Jeffrey

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